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Object Number
998-9-70/5753
Display Title
Ancestor figure
Descriptions
Object Description
Ancestor figure, probably; male figure with large headpiece or coiffure; painted designs of zigzags, lines, dots, solid areas, single flowers or medallions; three carved birds at feet of figure, two in profile, one depicted from behind; back of figure is unpainted; pigment powdering
Inventory Description
Sculpture, standing anthropomorphic figure with birds, painted, flat back
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1928-1930 ca.
Culture
- Abelam?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Maprik region; Sepik River, north of
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Organic material, Mud
Dimensions
Overall: 130 x 38 x 13 cm (51 3/16 x 14 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
998-9-70/5753
Credit Line
Gift of Raviojla-Vila Stone, in memory of her husband, Marshall H. Stone, distinguished professor of mathematics
Provenance
Collector
Marshall H. Stone
(1967 or earlier - 1987 ca.)
Donor
Raviojla-Vila Stone
(1/12/98)
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