Carving

Museum number:
11-14666
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Accession number:
Acc.2604
Description:
Figure, anthropomorphic; carved red-stained wood; series of “ opposed hooks”; profile style; nose and mouth missing, leg missing; height figure 10 cm. ( mounted on black-painted metal base).
Donor:
George Lois and Mrs. George Lois
Collection place:
Upper Karawari River, Sepik District, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Arambak
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
March 31, 1970
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1977-1978 #50: Howe Homestead (City of Walnut Creek) (April 11, 1978–June 7, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 11-14666, described as Figure, anthropomorphic; carved red-stained wood; series of “ opposed hooks”; profile style; nose and mouth missing, leg missing; height figure 10 cm. ( mounted on black-painted metal base).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 11-14666, described as Figure, anthropomorphic; carved red-stained wood; series of “ opposed hooks”; profile style; nose and mouth missing, leg missing; height figure 10 cm. ( mounted on black-painted metal base).

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