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Object Number
61-53-70/3949
Display Title
Carved wooden ancestor figure (kawe)
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden ancestor figure (kawe)
Tall wood figure carved in stylized likeness of woman with arms bent at elbows, hands held over abdomen. The figure has a pierced nose and open mouth. The brow and eyes are deeply cut. The sculpture is stylized and decoratively carved in low and high-relief, intricate in detail. The back is carefully carved in an organic design including a miniature anthropomorhic figure. Pigment use is minimal; muted red is applied to incised decoration; a dark gray is rubbed into the surface in isolated areas.
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Indonesia
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Western New Guinea
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Irian Jaya
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New Guinea
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Village of Otsjanep
Dimensions
Overall: 99 x 18 x 17.5 cm (39 x 7 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
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