Ancestor figure

Museum number:
11-37404
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110037404
Accession number:
Acc.1889
Description:
Ancestor figure.
Donor:
Michael J. Harner
Collection place:
East Sepik Province, Momase Region, Papua New Guinea
Verbatim coll. place:
New Guinea, Abelam, attrib. to vicinity of Wora Village.
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 27 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37404, described as Ancestor figure.

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