Wooden figure,

Museum number:
11-1385
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110001385
Accession number:
Acc.496
Description:
“Kandimboang”, love charm
Donor:
Richard Thurnwald
Collection place:
Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1915
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), S1958-1959 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (April 3, 1959–unknown), and S1965-1966 #51: California State University, East Bay (January 7, 1965–February 5, 1966)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wooden figure,, accession number 11-1385, described as “Kandimboang”, love charmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wooden figure,, accession number 11-1385, described as “Kandimboang”, love charm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figure,, accession number 11-1385, described as “Kandimboang”, love charm

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