Ancestor figure

Museum number:
11-37366
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110037366
Alternate number:
847 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1837
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Maprik District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Verbatim coll. place:
New Guinea, Maprik Hills; Abelam, att. central Abelam.
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Object type:
ethnography
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
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
height 58 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37366, no description available.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37366, no description available.

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