Figure Item Number: 2633/35 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Painted naked wooden figure with cowrie shell eyes. Figure has corded grass fibre knotted through his ears and nose and around his neck, wrists, ankles, and waist. The top of the figure's head is flat. Standing on a base carved around the feet.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea
- Owned by Doris Shadbolt before August 30, 2004
- Received from Doris Shadbolt (Donor) on August 30, 2004
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 2633/35
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- wood, grass fibre, cowrie shell and paint
- Overall
- height 36.0 cm, width 10.8 cm, depth 8.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Doris Shadbolt
- Received from
- Doris Shadbolt (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 30, 2004
- Acquisition Date
- on August 30, 2004
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2633/0035