Figure
74-30-18
From: New Hebrides | Malekula
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Native Name | Tambaras |
Object Number | 74-30-18 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Small Nambas |
Provenience | New Hebrides | Malekula |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Grass | Earth | Pigment |
Iconography | Bat |
Description | Clay on vegetable fiber, painted. See 74-30-11 and 74-30-14. Used as decoration in the dance area. Several tambaras are used in connection with decoration of the slit gong. |
Credit Line | New Hebrides Expedition; John D. Hedrick, 1974 |
Other Number | MK-118 - Other Number |
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