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Catalog Number CAS 2005-0006-0025   CAS 2005-0006-0025; Carving (hook figure)
Category Carvings
Object Name Carving (hook figure)
Culture Melanesian: Yimam
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Upper Karawari River area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early to mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Commercial buttons
Description Carving of a stylized human representation of a war and/or hunting spirit, carved 3-dimensionally but intended to be viewed in profile; Flattened elongated head with eyes made from commercial buttons sits atop a series of semi-circular and opposed hooks which represent the body, all supported on a single foot and leg; Entire carving is haphazardly coated with pinkish pigment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.7, Depth = 18.1, Length = 131.5