Catalog Number | CAS 2001-0004-0018 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Carving (human) | |
Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Ambrym | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood (tree fern trunk) | |
Description | Grade-symbol carving in the form of a standing human figure, carved from the hollowed trunk of a tree fern; Figure's elongated face has bulging eyes and very large nose; Its arms are held close to its torso and an animal like creature appears to hang from its chin. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.0, Thickness = 10.0, Length = ca. 147.0 |