Bisj pole crest with openwork horbill motif; old and blackened wood
Donor:
Klaus Koch and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Pirimapun village vicinity, Cassowary Coast, Asmat regency, Papua
Culture or time period:
Asmat
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
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
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)