Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0005-0001 | |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving (storyboard) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1989 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Earth pigments | |
| Description | Storyboard carved from a single flat, oval-shaped piece of wood; Scene is carved in low relief and depicts a village scene, including a central canoe (with alligator prow) with three men rowing in a river that is populated below the canoe by numerous fish and turtles, and a group of 9 men and women on the shoreline; Several village houses and trees are also depicted in the background, along with additional birds, turtle, and other animals; Details of all carved figures (people’s facial features and clothing, leaves on trees, decorative motifs on canoe, etc.) are accentuated by shallowly incised lines which are painted white; Areas between carved figures are lightly coated with an earth pigment. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 82.7, Thickness = 4.0, Length = 53.6 | |