Figure

58-17-4

From: Southwest Coast, New Guinea | New Guinea

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 58-17-4
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Asmat
Provenience Southwest Coast, New Guinea | New Guinea
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Gum | Seed | Plant Fiber | Pigment
Iconography Woman
Description

Fairly hard, medium brown wood. Full relief in a sitting position with arms and legs flexed, knees and elbows joined, and hands and feet joined together. Shallow body designs of chevrons painted red; mouth, base of head, hair line, and hands and feet also red. Eyes and nostrils have black gum in them, and a small seed is set in gum in each nostril. Small ornament of similar seeds tied to strip of fiber attached in left ear. Remains of white label on side.

Credit Line Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958

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