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Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the holiest of objects. Also consulted in case of war.
Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the holiest of objects. Also consulted in case of war.
Object Number 36-105-70/486
Display Title Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the holiest of objects. Also consulted in case of war.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kakar
Object Description Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the +
Inventory Description Staff, carved wood, elongated head with anthropomorphic features, incised designs, tapered staff, wooden slats along length of staff secured with fiber and cloth, slats hold multiple and layered colored feathers, wrapped shell and fiber bands at neck
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Gaut; Murik, across the lagoon from
Materials Wood , Feather , Shell , Cowrie , Fiber , Coconut fiber , Rattan , Barkcloth , Cotton fabric , Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 173 × 18 × 10 cm (68 1/8 × 7 1/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/486

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