Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0016 | |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving (hook figure) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Sepik River area; Village: Slei | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Hook figure carved from single piece of wood in the form of a standing nude male figure with his arms folded and his hands on his chest, standing atop a U-shaped hook; Figure's broad, flat face has well defined eyes, nose and mouth with distended tongue; Most of the face is painted with a gray-white pigment with a negative circular design on each cheek and the mouth outlined in reddish brown, while the body is painted all over with random gray-white and reddish brown dots. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 60.7, Width = 18.7, Depth = 8.5 | |