Maprik, New Guinea / East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia
Accession Date:
28 Apr 1994
Collection Date:
1970's
Notes:
STANDING THREE DIMENSIONAL NUDE MALE FIGURE ELABORATELY DECORATED WITH PIGMENTS; ENTIRE PIECE HAS BEEN PIGMENTED WITH OCHRE AND MUSTARD TRIANGLES SURROUNDING THE CROWN AND PERIMETER OF CHIN; LOOKS LIKE A BIRD SAT ON TOP OF THE CROWN AT ONE TIME; THE BIRD'S BODY AND WINGS ARE STILL THERE, BUT THE HEAD HAS BROKEN OFF; MALE'S ARMS REST ON EITHER SIDE OF HIS BODY AND HIS HANDS REST ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PROTRUDED PENIS; OTHER PAINTED DECORATIONS IN BLACK, WHITE AND MUSTARD PIGMENT; CROCODILE CARVED UP THE BACK OF THE BODY. NOTE: 9 CM CRACK AT BASE BETWEEN LEGS. NOTE: SQUARE PIECE OF CARDBOARD WITH #7 ON IT. YELLOW TAPE AND RED TAPE.DAMAGE: BIRD HEAD HAS BROKEN OFF AT THE VERY TOP.
