Ancestor figure

Museum number:
11-37784
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1714 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
figure, large standing, of carved wood; greatly enlarged head has featured in low relief, painted white and peach/ochre; white chevron design surrounds head; male body has arms at side, feet attached to hook base; white dots allover
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Yentchamangua Village, Sepik Plains, East Sepik Province
Verbatim coll. place:
New Guinea, Middle Sepik, Yentchamangua Village.
Culture or time period:
Sepik River cultures
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ancestor figures (devotional objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
height 62 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37784, described as figure, large standing, of carved wood; greatly enlarged head has featured in low relief, painted white and peach/ochre; white chevron design surrounds head; male body has arms at side, feet attached to hook base; white dots alloverHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37784, described as figure, large standing, of carved wood; greatly enlarged head has featured in low relief, painted white and peach/ochre; white chevron design surrounds head; male body has arms at side, feet attached to hook base; white dots allover

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