Ancestor Skull
Imitation
29-50-630
From: New Guinea | Sepik River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 29-50-630 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | New Guinea | Sepik River |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Pigment |
Description | Human. Wood. Modelled in imitation of the clayed skulls. Hole in occiput simulates foramen magnum. Cf. 29-50-629, 29-50-628, though these are without the hole. |
Length | 14.6 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
Other Number | ? - Other Number |
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