Collector:

Dr. Thomas Schultz-Westrum  Search this

Donor Name:

Evelyn J. Hall  Search this

Length - Object:

55 cm

Width - Object:

11 cm

Unknown - Thickness:

2.2 cm

Culture:

Not Given  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Kinomere Village, Urama Island, New Guinea / Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia

Accession Date:

26 Jan 1987

Collection Date:

1966

Notes:

SMALL FIGURE PLACED WITH LEGS IN THE EYE SOCKETS OF WILD PIGS AND CROCODILES. FLAT SILHOUETTE FIGURE WITH STYLIZED BODY, LONG WIDE TRUNK AND THIN LIMBS. RAISED NOSE. CURVILINEAR AND CHEVRON MOTIFS. FAINT TRACES OF WHITE AND RED PAINT IN SUNK GROUND SURFACES. SOME EVIDENCE FOR CHARRING. FAIR CONDITION, MINUS LOWER LIMB. APPENDAGE BETWEEN LOWER LIMBS. TECH.: TWO DIMENSIONAL LOW RELIEF WITH SUNK GROUND, LINE OF RAISED AREAS PROVIDE RELIEF FORM, ONE SIDE.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

358974

USNM Number:

E423730-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/301193dad-034b-486d-a511-f07d537a8f2a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8456759