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Object Number
61-53-70/3953
Display Title
Carved wooden ancestor figure (kawe) 31" high
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden ancestor figure (kawe) 31" high
This narrow, thin male ancestor figure stands with his arms at his sides. The narrow oval head features a short hairstyle, a broad sharp nose, semicircular ears and a toothy open-mouthed smile. Chevron designs are carved in the arms and extend around the chest and shoulders. There is a circle carved on each hip and zig-zags down the outsides of the legs. Two groups of chevrons are carved in the P.R. buttock. The surface color of the wood seems to reflect natural use and aging.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden figurine, standing male, arms at sides, incised linear and geometric designs on body, slight charcoal residue on face and at waist
Classification
- Figurine
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
/
Village of Otsjanep
Materials
Wood , Charcoal
Dimensions
Overall: 78.5 × 12 × 10.5 cm (30 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-53-70/3953
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