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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