Carved pheasant wood figure of a Palauan warrior, carved by Osiik
Donor:
Norden H. Cheatham
Collection place:
Palau
Culture or time period:
Palauan
Maker or artist:
Osiik
Collector:
Norden H. Cheatham
Materials:
Wood (plant material) (pheasant wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
August 22, 2012
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
whole— width 5 inches and whole— height 11 inches
Comment:
It is a companion to the previous carving. There are three removable pieces to this statue. One of them is a (traditional?) comb that sticks in the hair at the back of the head and there is an ax and spear that are inserted into the statue's hands.