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Grass and bamboo figure (human form) made with clay and vegetal dyes. 24 1/2"h.
Grass and bamboo figure (human form) made with clay and vegetal dyes. 24 1/2"h.
Object Number 973-11-70/5265
Display Title Grass and bamboo figure (human form) made with clay and vegetal dyes. 24 1/2"h.
Descriptions
Object Description Grass and bamboo figure (human form) made with clay and vegetal dyes. 24 1/2"h. "The clay decorating this is also used during times of mourning and is applied to mourner's bodies. This figure was in the Tamburin house during a time of mourning for a dead person.
Inventory Description Standing human figure, gourd center, fiber features, flat, caked with pigment
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pangia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Ialibu district; Pagia village; Southern Highlands
Materials Vegetable fiber, Pigment, Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 62.8 x 55.4 x 7 cm (24 3/4 x 21 13/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-11-70/5265

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