Memorial Figure
57-15-12
From: New Britain | West Nakanai | Lavege
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 57-15-12 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lakalai |
| Provenience | New Britain | West Nakanai | Lavege |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Feather | Pigment |
| Description | Human memorial figure, carved of a single piece of soft wood. Eyes, arms, and a band around the top and bottom of the sculpture stand out in relief. The mouth is cut in, and a slight indentation for the upper lip. Colored black, white, blue, and gray. The blue especially appears to be chalk. On both the top and bottom there is an extension of the sculpture in an undecorated cylinder of wood. |
| Height | 98 cm |
| Width | 15 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 44 cm |
| Credit Line | New Britain Expedition, Charles A. Valentine, 1957 |
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