Catalog Number | CAS 2005-0006-0025 | ![]() |
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 |