Maprik District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Verbatim coll. place:
New Guinea, Maprik Hills; Abelam, att. central Abelam.
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 61 inches
Loans:
S1999-2000 #8a: SFO Museum (December 2, 1999–March 2001)