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1. Ancestor figure

Museum number:
11-37980
Object class:
Ancestor figures (devotional objects)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 90 inches
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:
Papua New Guinea

2. Ancestor figure

Museum number:
11-37913
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Object class:
Ancestor figures (devotional objects)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 49 inches
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:
Jama Village, Sepik Plains, East Sepik Province

3. Ancestor figure

Museum number:
11-37901
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Object class:
Ancestor figures (devotional objects)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 63 inches
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:
Jama Village, Sepik Plains, East Sepik Province

4. Board mask

Museum number:
11-37770
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:
Torembi village, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea

5. Lintel

Museum number:
11-37771
Culture or time period:
Papuan
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
4.2 Public Buildings and Furnishings
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:
Torembi village, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea

6. Mask

Museum number:
11-37859
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:
East Sepik Province, Momase Region, Papua New Guinea

7. Mask

Museum number:
11-37856
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:
Sepik River, Papua New Guinea