Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2018-0006-0028 | |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving (storyboard) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Sepik River region | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1980 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Earth pigments; Plant fiber | |
| Description | Small storyboard carved from a single flat, oval-shaped piece of wood; Scene is carved in bas relief and depicts a canoe with alligator prow, with three men rowing in a river that is populated below by two fish; A fourth man is in the canoe with both arms over his head; A fishing net sits in the canoe as well; Several stylized human faces are depicted above, possibly representing different local gods; 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 filled with lime; Areas between carved figures are lightly coated with an earth pigment; Plant fiber handle attached through two holes at top of storyboard; Unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.8, Width = 54.1, Thickness = 2.4 | |