Collector:

Stanley Helsel  Search this

Donor Name:

Stanley Helsel  Search this

Length:

101 cm

Maximum Width:

59.5 cm

Maximum Thickness:

ca. 2.5 cm

Culture:

Sepik Area  Search this

Object Type:

Storyboard

Place:

Mt. Hagen / Sepik Area, New Guinea / Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia

Accession Date:

15 Sep 2006

Collection Date:

Jul 1989

Notes:

Wooden slab carved with village scene. Oblong oval shape. Foreground has crowd of people, all in profile facing left, with large birds, a snake, and a bowl. Background has several houses and trees. Houses appear to have geometric patterns carved on the sides and thatched roofs. Storyboard has white paint in some of the carved lines. Heavy deposits of dried red mud in recessed areas. Back is smooth with black areas that appear to be burned. Donor purchased this storyboard at "Tribal World" shop in Mt. Hagen, in Western Highlands Province, but he says it is originally from the Sepik region.

Record Last Modified:

2 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2040623

USNM Number:

E431901-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33d6eacdb-36a5-4de9-865d-6b3f96f92981

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8550267