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 CAS 2014-0001-0021   CAS 2014-0001-0021; Carving
Category Carvings
Object Name Carving
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Stain
Description 2-dimensional wall hanging carved from a single piece of wood, depicting a bird of paradise that is perched atop a drum (?) with its wings spread fully to display its brilliant plumage; Portions of the carving are stained black and others are stained a dark brown; Decorative details of the drum and the bird’s plumage are carved away revealing the natural color of the underlying wood; Reverse side of carving is stained a rust-brown color and then overpainted in black to depict a mask or possibly the head of an animal.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 29.9, Depth = 3.2, Length = 21.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0022   CAS 2014-0001-0022; Carving (lizard)
Category Carvings
Object Name Carving (lizard)
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1990s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Paint
Description 3-dimensional carving depicting a lizard in a realistic standing position with its head turned to one side; Dorsal surfaces of figure are marked with shallowly carved crosshatched lines to depict the lizard’s skin texture, and eyes are painted red and black.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.6, Width = 9.2, Length = 22.2
Catalog Number CAS 2014-0001-0023   CAS 2014-0001-0023; Carving
Category Carvings
Object Name Carving
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description 3-dimensional carving from a single piece of wood depicting a human or deity (?) with wings and/ or an elaborate headdress, standing on the back of an eagle-like bird with its wings outstretched, its head turned up toward the person, and grasping a small unidentified object in its beak; Both the person and the bird are positioned atop a triangular base; Details of the the person’s face and dress and of the bird’s feathers, etc. are very shallowly carved, and merely suggested on the reverse side of the carving; Entire carving is stained dark brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 24.2, Width = 8.3, Depth = 5.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0024   CAS 2014-0001-0024; Carving (crocodile)
Category Carvings
Object Name Carving (crocodile)
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1990s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description 3-dimensional carving from a single piece of wood depicting a crocodile in a crouching position with its body fully extended, its head slightly raised, and its mouth partially open; Figure is only roughly carved, with minimal attempt to depict much detail; Bared teeth and scaly skin texture are carved on one side of figure only; Carving is probably lightly stained.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.1, Width = 3.5, Length = 29.0
Catalog Number CAS 2014-0001-0025   CAS 2014-0001-0025; Mask carving
Category Carvings
Object Name Mask carving
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1990s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Paint or earth pigments
Description 2-dimensional wall hanging in the form of a mask showing a human face with an extremely elongated head, the latter decorated with shallowly carved geometric designs (crescents and swirling lines) that are painted red or white against a black background; Actual face is also painted black but otherwise undecorated, except for paired red lines along the sides and chin and a red mouth; Eyes are deeply carved and were probably intended to be inset with cowrie or other shells, but there is no evidence that they were, in fact, even inlaid; Small nail hole is located at top of carving for hanging it on the wall.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 32.5, Width = 6.1, Depth = 4.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0026   CAS 2014-0001-0026; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Melanesian: Iatmul People
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. Middle Sepik River, Chambri Lakes region
County
Other Geographic Data Aibom Village
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Paint
Description Small round jar with flat base and bulbous lower body whose sides flare outward and then inward as they rise to form a wide, constricted neck with flaring rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and then the face of a wide-eyed and large-beaked bird is modeled on the exterior; The face is painted gray and embellished with white designs; Circular eyes are gray and white, outlined in red and white; This jar is a smaller version made for tourist trade, copied after larger but similar jars used to store sago palm flour.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.3, Depth = 12.1, Rim Diam = 7.6, Max Diam = 9.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0027   CAS 2014-0001-0027; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Melanesian: Iatmul People
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. Middle Sepik River, Chambri Lakes region
County
Other Geographic Data Aibom Village
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Paint
Description Small round jar with rounded base and round sides that curve inward toward the rim; Wide semi-flattened stirrup handle is attached to rim and has a short flange projecting outward at each end; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and two heart-shaped faces are modeled on the sides of the jar, opposite each other; Both faces are nearly identical, including small round eyes, a projecting pointed nose, and a small mouth; Both faces are painted gray and then overpainted with white designs, except the mouths which are red; The flanges at bases of handle are also painted gray and white.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.6, Depth = 10.7, Max Diam = 8.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0028   CAS 2014-0001-0028; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Melanesian: Iatmul People
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. Middle Sepik River, Chambri Lakes region
County
Other Geographic Data Aibom village
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1994
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Paint
Description Small round jar with flattened base, bulbous lower body whose sides slope inward as they rise to form a short constricted neck with flaring rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, then the exterior is embellished with a modeled face of a pig with a projecting snout and two short tusks; Almond-shaped eyes are outlined in white, as are geometric shapes on the pig’s wide mouth and two crescent-shapes (ears?) just behind the eyes; This is a smaller version made for tourist sale, modeled after larger jars used to store sago palm flour.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.9, Width = 12.2, Depth = 13.9, Rim Diam = 8.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0029   CAS 2014-0001-0029; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Small but deep round bowl with flat base and flaring sides that rise nearly to the rim, then taper inward slightly forming a recessed rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and a decorative band (of a single line of very small dots above a line of diagonal lines, both framed above and below by double framing lines) is incised on and just below the rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.4, Rim Diam = 14.5, Max Diam = 15.7
Catalog Number CAS 2014-0001-0030   CAS 2014-0001-0030; Carving (yam storage house)
Category Carvings
Object Name Carving (yam storage house)
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. Milne Bay Province
County
Other Geographic Data Trobriand Islands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.)
Description 3-dimensional carving depicting a yam storage house, where yams are stored for later use throughout the year; The house consists of a low platform on which logs are stacked one atop the other to form open-air platforms on which the actual yams are stored, allowing for air flow, all surmounted by a peaked and thatched roof; Because of the importance of yams (staple food, currency, sexual connotations, and more) yam storage houses are often more elaborately decorated than houses in which people live; Carving is decorated with small round pieces of abalone shell around the base, on outer side of each long log, and along the base of the roof.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 21.7, Width = 3.2, Depth = 7.5
Catalog Number CAS 2014-0001-0031   CAS 2014-0001-0031; Carving (human head)
Category Carvings
Object Name Carving (human head)
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Irian Jaya
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Cassowary feathers; Bamboo; Lime; Earth pigments
Description Small carving in the form of a human head that is rubbed with white lime (except top of head which is painted black to represent short-cropped hair); Ears and nose are carved in high relief; Eyes, mouth, and tattoos on cheeks are shallowly carved and painted orange, as is the lower edge of the hairline; Ears are ornamented with tuft of trimmed black cassowary feathers; Short bamboo splinter is passed through septum of nose.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.5, Width = 7.8, Depth = 12.8
Catalog Number CAS 2014-0001-0032   CAS 2014-0001-0032; Carving (human head)
Category Carvings
Object Name Carving (human head)
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Irian Jaya
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Cassowary feathers; Bamboo; Lime; Earth pigments
Description Small carving in the form of a human head that is rubbed with white lime (except top of head which is painted black to represent short-cropped hair); Ears and nose are carved in high relief; Eyes, mouth, and tattoos on cheeks are shallowly carved and painted orange, as is the lower edge of the hairline; Ears are ornamented with tuft of trimmed black cassowary feathers; Short bamboo splinter is passed through septum of nose.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.6, Width = 7.2, Depth = 12.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0033   CAS 2014-0001-0033; Bowl
Category Carvings; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Aromat Island
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Paint or stain; Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.)
Description Deep round bowl supported on four cylindrical legs, all carved from a single piece of wood, similar in form to kava bowls from South Pacific islands; Walls of bowl are very thick and form a wide, flat rim; Both interior and exterior of bowl are stained black, and entire rim is carved with small geometric shapes, revealing the natural color of the underlying wood; Design band is broken into four panels, separated by a rectangle that is inlaid with a small triangular piece of white abalone shell.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.3, Rim Diam = 26.3, Max Diam = 26.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0034   CAS 2014-0001-0034; Insect whisk
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Insect whisk
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1990s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Grass stems; Unidentified plant fiber
Description Insect whisk to keeping insects (particularly mosquitoes) from one’s body, consisting of a bundle of thick grass stems that are held together at their bases by a tightly woven plant fiber ring.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 11.0, Depth = 3.2, Length = 42.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0035   CAS 2014-0001-0035; Insect whisk
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Insect whisk
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Reed stems; Bone
Description Insect whisk to keeping insects (particularly mosquitoes) from one’s body, consisting of thick reed stems that are bundled together and inserted in a hollowed section of bone (probably pig) that has been bleached and etched on the exterior with two images of a splayed lizard.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 6.0, Depth = 1.9, Length = 64.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0036   CAS 2014-0001-0036; Insect whisk
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Insect whisk
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Reed stems; Bone
Description Insect whisk to keeping insects (particularly mosquitoes) from one’s body, consisting of thick reed stems that are bundled together and inserted in a hollowed section of bone (probably pig) that has been bleached and etched on the exterior with two images of a splayed lizard.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 5.5, Depth = 3.2, Length = 57.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0037   CAS 2014-0001-0037; Walking stick
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Walking stick
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. Milne Bay Province
County
Other Geographic Data Trobriand Islands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Stain or paint
Description Walking stick or staff carved from a single piece of wood and elaborately decorated with 3- dimensional carvings of a caiman or crocodile whose front and hind legs grasp the top of the walking stick and whose body arches over the top; Caiman’s head is grasping the tail of a snake, while the caiman’s tail extends down the length of the walking stick, where its end is grasped by a long-beaked bird sporting long tail feathers; The bird’s tail, in turn is being grasped by the snake whose own tail is grasped by the caiman; All details of the caiman, bird, and snake are shallowly carved and while the entire walking stick is stained a dark brown, portions of each animal are also stained or painted black, such as a black stripe running down the snake’s back.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 12.8, Depth = 3.9, Length = 89.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0038   CAS 2014-0001-0038; Staff
Category Carvings
Object Name Staff
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. Milne Bay Province
County
Other Geographic Data Trobriand Islands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1990s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.)
Description Cylindrical staff intricately carved from a single piece of wood and bearing a series of human, snake, and floral figures; Starting at the base is a headless snake’s body entwined around the staff; Above it is a crocodile’s head but without a body, followed by three flowers, each supported on separate 3-dimensional stems and with small round pieces of abalone shell set in their centers; Next highest is a standing human with a snake entwined around his or her body, grasping the snake’s head in his or her hands; Human also appears to have snake-like tail, has pieces of abalone shell set into each shoulder and hip, and wears an elaborate headdress that includes a stylized bird head, whose long beak forms the back of the figure’s hair; Above the headdress the 3 flowers are again repeated, followed by a second standing human, similar in form to the first one, but facing in the opposite direction, supporting a flower (instead of a snake) at his or her waist, and wearing a shorter headdress in the form of a mythical creature whose distended tongue trails down the figure’s back; Above the headdress are 3 more flowers.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.1, Length = 82.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 2014-0001-0039   CAS 2014-0001-0039; Walking stick
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Walking stick
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. Milne Bay Province
County
Other Geographic Data Trobriand Islands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Paint; Varnish
Description Walking stick carved and assembled from two pieces; The shaft of the walking stick is fashioned from a single tree branch whose bark has been stripped and numerous smaller lateral branches removed, leaving only a small knob from the base of each lateral branch for decorative purposes; Handle has been fashioned from an L-shaped section of another branch, also stripped of its bark; Shaft and handle are probably pegged and/or glued together, and after being assembled, the handle was heavily varnished and the entire shaft was painted black, with the black paint overlapping the juncture with the handle.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 11.8, Length = 80.0
Catalog Number CAS 2014-0001-0040   CAS 2014-0001-0040; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1994
Collection Name N/A
Materials Unidentified seeds; Monofilament; Unidentified mammal (?) teeth
Description Single strand necklace made of small brown and gray seeds that are strung together on monofilament in the form of a sprocket chain; Two elongated animal teeth are attached to the necklace as pendants.
Dimensions (cm) Length = ca. 33.5
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