Ancestor figure

Museum number:
11-37876
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1236 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
figure, carved male; carved in the round from a single piece of dense wood; eyes, ears, and hair triangle clearly defined in low relief; painted grid designs on legs and belly; arms straight at sides; knobs on knees; painted white, black, and red; 67 cm length
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
East Sepik Province, Momase Region, Papua New Guinea
Verbatim coll. place:
New Guinea, Maprik District, Wosera area
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ancestor figures (devotional objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
height 29 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ancestor figure, accession number 11-37876, described as figure, carved male; carved in the round from a single piece of dense wood; eyes, ears, and hair triangle clearly defined in low relief; painted grid designs on legs and belly; arms straight at sides; knobs on knees; painted white, black, and red; 67 cm length

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