Pori pai - carved human figure of wood used in black magic – Objects

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Object Number 40-12-70/1741

Display Title Pori pai - carved human figure of wood used in black magic

Descriptions

Indigenous Term Pori pai

Inventory Description Statue, sitting male, black, red, yellow pigment, ear plugs, on base

Classification

Statue

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Siwai

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island

Materials Wood, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 57.3 x 15.5 x 14.5 cm (22 9/16 x 6 1/8 x 5 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 40-12-70/1741

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	40-12-70/1742	Pori pai - carved human figure of wood used in black magic	Raw Material Carving	Bougainville Island
	40-12-70/1742.1	Carved wooden peg, conical, cut top, dirty point	Tools	Bougainville Island
	40-12-70/1890	Carved wooden human figure - conventional style; black with red hair	Statue	Bougainville Island
	40-12-70/1891	Carved wooden human figure - conventional style; black with red hair	Statue	Bougainville Island
	40-12-70/1885	Carved wooden human figure - conventional native style	Statue	Bougainville Island
	981-11-50/12044	Black stained wooden carving of a standing human figure	Statue	Zaire
	54-52-70/3633	Small wood male figure; probably made for Japanese tourist trade	Statue	Taiwan
	99-12-70/53494	Human figure with facial carving	Statue	New Zealand
	40-30-60/6924	Painted potsherd (2.84" long) - Harappa painted, pink paste, red slip, black pai	Body	Chanhu Daro
	40-30-60/6867	Painted potsherd (3.61" long) - Harappa painted, pink paste, red slip, black pai	Body	Chanhu Daro
	40-30-60/6906	Painted potsherd (2.42" long) - Harappa painted, pink paste, red slip, black pai	Body	Chanhu Daro
Image Not Available for 10 clay potsherds from cylindrical bowls and jars with black, white, and red pai	46-77-30/8710	10 clay potsherds from cylindrical bowls and jars with black, white, and red pai		Olleria

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