| Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0004-0079 |
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| Category |
Carvings |
| Object Name |
Carving (bird-human figure) |
| Culture |
Melanesian |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Papua New Guinea |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
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| County |
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| Other Geographic
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| Maker's Name |
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| Date of Manufacture |
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| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Wood; Pigment; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells |
| Description |
Wooden carving of an anthropomorphic bird; Figure is standing upright and is meant to be viewed in profile; Beak of figure extends down entire length of figure, whose hands are wrapped around it; Carved in dark wood, with the head and beak decorated with white and orange paint; Small white cowry shells form the eyes; Figure stands on a small, round base, which extends as a small cylindrical wedge at the bottom as if it were intended to be inserted into something. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 5.7, Thickness = 3.4, Length = 21.7 |