Ancestor figure

Museum number:

11-42926

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21110042926

Accession number:

Acc.3784

Description:

Ancestor figure.

Donor:

Frances McReynolds Smith

Collection place:

Maprik District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

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

Department:

Oceania

Loans:

S1992-1993 #28: SFO Museum (August, 1993–November 15, 1993)

Images: