Ancestor Skull
Imitation
29-50-628
From: New Guinea | Timbunke
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-628 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Timbunke |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Human. Wood. Painted in white to resemble the clayed skulls, which it also resembles in the representation of the occiput and in two "wings" below this which appear to be intended to imitate the angles of the lower jaw as seen from behind. |
| Height | 16.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number | 535 - Other Number |
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