Gable Ornament

84-2-22

From: New Guinea | Middle Sepik River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 84-2-22
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Iatmul
Provenience New Guinea | Middle Sepik River
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Figure, arms at sides, with large bird, wings outspread, standing on its head. Round inlaid sell (?) eyes. Five carved protrusions down bird's back, edges of wings serrated. Figure, post behind figure, and bird covered with red, white, black and yellow designs (spirals, arcs, stripes, etc.). One wing broken off and glued back on, whole bird broken off just above feet and glued back on, deep cracks in left breast of bird and in three places on front of base. Screwed onto a metal stand.

Height 115.5 cm
Width 63.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin Bernstein, 1984

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