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Item number 2772/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Carved dark wood figure, painted with yellow, reddish orange, grayish white and brown pigments, with elongated mask-like face that has spiral shell eyes and wild pig teeth with hanging feathers protruding from its nostrils and spines down its back. On top of the head is an elaborate pointed headdress with mask at front and back, on the shoulders are painted masks, and around the face is a fringe of cassowary feathers imbedded, along with an assortment of small shells, into a base of brown clay. Climbing up the figure's legs from the mounded base with decorative bands of circles is a small alligator.
Item History
- Made in East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
- Owned by Abraham Rogatnick before November 16, 2009
- Received from Abraham Rogatnick (Donor) on November 16, 2009
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 2772/1
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- garamut wood, clay, pig tooth, cassowary feather, cowrie shell, paint, grass, feather and shell
- Overall
- height 164.0 cm, width 35.0 cm, depth 28.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Abraham Rogatnick
- Received from
- Abraham Rogatnick (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 16, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on November 16, 2009
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2772/0001
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