human figurine
Objectcode
EA/30/19
Description (brief)
Carved representation of a woman, after ancestral statues that were placed in the men's house during funeral rituals.
Dimensions (L x Ø)
33,0 x 12,0 cm
Production technique
wood carving
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
» Casuarine Coast and interior
» Ewta River
» Ocenep
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
» Casuarine Coast
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» visual arts
» sculpture