Carved wooden head

Museum number:
11-37885
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
head, carved wood; face carved in high relief, rises from generally flat board; nose holes deeply gouged, ears are knobs on either side of eyes; openwork tongue extends from mouth to board in curved line; painted with geometric and naturalistic designs in white, red, yellow, and black; 56.5 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
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Carved wooden head, accession number 11-37885, described as head, carved wood; face carved in high relief, rises from generally flat board; nose holes deeply gouged, ears are knobs on either side of eyes; openwork tongue extends from mouth to board in curved line; painted with geometric and naturalistic designs in white, red, yellow, and black; 56.5 cm lengthHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Carved wooden head, accession number 11-37885, described as head, carved wood; face carved in high relief, rises from generally flat board; nose holes deeply gouged, ears are knobs on either side of eyes; openwork tongue extends from mouth to board in curved line; painted with geometric and naturalistic designs in white, red, yellow, and black; 56.5 cm length

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