Carving
Item number 3532/5 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Carving of a female figure standing on an oval-like base (part a). She stands with her feet shoulder width apart, hands at her hips; depicted wearing a grass skirt and assorted jewellery made of twisted fibre and circular shells(?). Her face has linear and curvilinear designs painted across it in white; eyes are inset cowrie shells. Hair is black, with a white band painted underneath. Large hornbill sitting on top of woman’s head; neck is extended with head tilted back. Head and neck of hornbill are yellow, rest of body is black; eyes are inset cowrie shells. A crocodile, balanced on its tail, supports the back of the female figure; painted black. Two snakes stretch from her shoulders and have their heads resting against the base; done in black with white and orange stripes. All animals have intricately carved features; hornbill has additional curvilinear designs. Top of base is a light orange; sides have a channel carved into them, with ovals carved in relief throughout. Donor tag attached to snake on right side of base. (Left wing has broken off hornbill, part b.)
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea
- Collected during 1977
- Owned by Eleanor Hooley before November 3, 2021
- Received from Eleanor Hooley (Donor) on November 3, 2021
What
- Name
- Carving
- Identification Number
- 3532/5 a-b
- Type of Item
- carving
- Material
- wood, grass fibre, plant fibre, cowrie shell, shell ? and pigment
- Part A
- height 94.8 cm, width 26.4 cm, depth 21.0 cm
- Part B
- height 21.5 cm, width 9.6 cm, depth 2.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Eleanor Hooley
- Received from
- Eleanor Hooley (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before November 3, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3532/0005
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