Figurine; standing anthropomorphic figure, dense reddish brown wood; engraved curvalinear and linear designs w/ excised triangles; some concentric designs; curved arms in high relief, short legs; self base; h. ca. 51 cm.
Donor:
Isabel Pieraldi and Richard Pieraldi
Collection place:
Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, New Guinea
Verbatim coll. place:
Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Massim, Trobriand Islands, Kiriwina
Culture or time period:
Massim
Collector:
Richard Pieraldi
Collection date:
October 1943
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Collected by Mr. Pieraldi while he was in the Merchant Marine. He purchased it from the carver for two (2) bedsheets.