Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0019 | |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Figurine (2 pigs) | |
| Culture | Melanesian: Northern Massim | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province: Massim District | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood: ebony; Lime | |
| Description | Figurine carved from a single piece of wood in the form of two pigs standing tail to tail, with a small human (?) figure with a face carved on each side perched between them; Both pigs are carved all over with encircling bands of zigzags or curvilinear lines and several star motifs, with the carved away portions filled in with lime to accentuate the designs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.5, Width = 5.4, Length = 36.4 | |