Gable Ornament
84-2-2
From: New Guinea | Middle Sepik River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 84-2-2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Iatmul |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Middle Sepik River |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Seated female figure, legs spread wide, hands on ankles. Bird on her back, its feet grasping the sides of her neck. Head pointed at top, with incised decoration (circles flanked by repeated crescents) on sides. |
| Height | 76 cm |
| Width | 68.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Benjamin Bernstein, 1984 |
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