Yentchan, Sepik River (Middle), New Guinea / East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia
Accession Date:
28 Apr 1994
Collection Date:
1970's
Notes:
MEDIUM BROWN WITH LIGHTER PATCHES; YELLOW AND PURPLE GRASS SKIRT; HOLLOW BASE WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGN CARVED, AND WITH SMALL MASK CARVED ON EITHER SIDE; FEMALE FIGURE WITH VEGETABLE FIBRE SKIRT, HANDS ON THIGHS, COWRIE SHELL EYES, CONUS SHELL EARRINGS AND NECKLASE; ON THE BACK, A CROCODILE FIGURE ON AN AVIAN FIGURE WHOSE HEAD FORMS A HOOK ON TOP OF THE CARVING, AND THAT HAS A CROCODILE TAIL.
