Carving
Item number 1481/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Long brown wooden carving, or sculpture, with on a flat rectangular base. Five human figures are stacked on top of each other and are connected by interlocking hands and feet. From the bottom up, two human figures are standing on their heads. One figure has their hands on the other figure's waist while the other figure has their hands curled around the base. In the centre of the sculpture, is a figure that is right side up, and is holding on to the hips of the figure bellow. Sitting on this figure's head is another figure. The hand of this figure connects to the back of the ankles of a figure directly in front of them directly in front of them.
Narrative
Fallow said this carving, as well as the Asmat objects she donated in 2019 (MOA #s 3383/1-12), were collected by an explorer named Jim Allen during two trips: one in the spring of 1989, the other in the fall of 1989. On the second expedition they explored the remote Asmat territories of the upper Brazza and Senggo, by hiking down from the highlands.
Item History
- Made in Agats, Papua, Indonesia
- Collected during 1989
- Owned by Joanne Fallow before April 29, 1991
- Received from Joanne Fallow (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on April 29, 1991
What
- Name
- Carving
- Identification Number
- 1481/1
- Type of Item
- carving
- Material
- wood and stain
- Overall
- height 103.0 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 6.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Agats, Papua, Indonesia
Who
- Culture
- Asmat
- Previous Owner
- Joanne Fallow
- Received from
- Joanne Fallow (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1989
- Ownership Date
- before April 29, 1991
- Acquisition Date
- on April 29, 1991
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 61
- Accession Number
- 1481/0001
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