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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