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1. Ancestor figure

Museum number:: 11-37784
Culture or time period:: Sepik River cultures
Object class:: Ancestor figures (devotional objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: height 62 inches
Collector:: Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:: Yentchamangua Village, Sepik Plains, East Sepik Province

2. Carved figure

Museum number:: 11-42501
Culture or time period:: Mundugumor people
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

3. Carved wooden figure

Museum number:: 11-37323
Culture or time period:: Arambak
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Upper Karawari River, Sepik District, Papua New Guinea

4. Carved wooden figure

Museum number:: 11-41298
Culture or time period:: Arambak
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Upper Karawari River, Sepik District, Papua New Guinea

5. Carving

Museum number:: 11-14666
Culture or time period:: Arambak
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Upper Karawari River, Sepik District, Papua New Guinea

6. Figure

Museum number:: 11-37750
Culture or time period:: Manambu
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collector:: Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:: Malu village, Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

7. Figure

Museum number:: 11-37749
Culture or time period:: Manambu
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collector:: Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:: Malu village, Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

8. Flute

Museum number:: 11-40757
Culture or time period:: Mundugumor people
Object class:: Musical instruments
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:: Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Taxon:: Casuarius

9. Flute

Museum number:: 11-40731
Culture or time period:: Mundugumor people
Object class:: Flutes (aerophones)
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:: Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

10. Food bowl

Museum number:: 11-37803
Culture or time period:: Sepik River cultures
Object class:: Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collector:: Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:: Middle Sepik river, East Sepik Province, Momase Region
Collection date:: 1957-1962