Figure
58-17-89
From: Southwest Coast, New Guinea (uncertain) | New Guinea (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-89 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Southwest Coast, New Guinea (uncertain) | New Guinea (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Iconography | Man |
| Description | Free standing figure carved from one piece of fairly heavy wood. Long, narrow torso with strong legs. Head decorated with headdress ending with two bird heads. Body painted red, parts covered with hair painted black, while face is white; design of white lines and white and yellow dots on dark background on forehead; white arm and leg bands indicated. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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