head, carved wood; oval face with brow shelf and nose carved in low relief, headdress and beard like extension above and below face; bird perched on back of head, along most of piece, painted white; wood staff like extension forms long neck; painted red, yellow, white, and black; 59 cm length
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
East Sepik Province, Momase Region, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama