Lintel
83-33-4
From: Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Maprik District | Aurimbit
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 83-33-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Abelam |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | East Sepik Province | Maprik District | Aurimbit |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Long, thin, carving, with two human faces (sideways), three spread-eagled figures, snakes, and a lizard. Carved scallops like those along the sides of 83-33-3. Red, black, and white pigment. According to Mrs. Marlowe, this is a lintel from the same house in Aurimbet village as 83-33-3. |
| Length | 194.7 cm |
| Width | 18.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Marlowe, 1983 |
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