Ancestor Board

83-41-1

From: Papua New Guinea | Turama River Area | Misiki

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Native Name Gope
Object Number 83-41-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Papua New Guinea | Turama River Area | Misiki
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Long, oval board. Small holes either side near top, hole broken through (?) center top. Carved design of human face, with heart-shaped nose, pairs of ovals at top and bottom, five crescents below face. Red, black, white pigment.

Credit Line Gift of Evelyn A. J. Hall and John A. Friede, 1983
Other Number G-14 - Other Number | P6 - Other Number

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