Figure
93-23-1
From: New Guinea | Sepik River Area
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 93-23-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Sepik River Area |
| Date Made | Before 1993 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Clay | Shell | Plant Fiber | Pigment | Feather |
| Description | Female ancestor figure, wood, carved in style of Yuat River. Arms at sides, breasts in mouths of two snakes. Cassowary feather headdress. Triangular base. White and red pigment on face with clay border imbedded with cowrie, nassa, conus shells. Area on right side partially chipped away. Neck and breast area painted red. Figure wears short skirtband. Plant fiber cords around ankles and wrists, and ornaments in ears. |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Width | 20 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Richard L. Miller and Linda Hodgman, 1993 |
| Other Number | X4239 - Dealer's Number |
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