Flat, cut-through carving of two squatting figures

Museum number:
11-38420
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Accession number:
Acc.2219
Description:
Two squatting flat, cut-through figures carved end-to-end; each figure’s knees and elbows meet; line of carved hands (?) at front
Donor:
Klaus Koch and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Pirimapun village vicinity, Cassowary Coast, Asmat regency, Papua
Culture or time period:
Asmat
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:
1967
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1968-1969 #118: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Nelson H.H. Graburn (May 13, 1969–May 13, 1969)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Flat, cut-through carving of two squatting figures, accession number 11-38420, described as Two squatting flat, cut-through figures carved end-to-end; each figure’s knees and elbows meet; line of carved hands (?) at frontHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Flat, cut-through carving of two squatting figures, accession number 11-38420, described as Two squatting flat, cut-through figures carved end-to-end; each figure’s knees and elbows meet; line of carved hands (?) at front

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