multiple figure carving
Objectcode
EA/30/5
Description (brief)
Representation of four humans standing on top of each other, cut from a single piece of hardwood. Each figure is standing on the shoulders of the figure below. Each figure is holding a artefact, possibly a bird's head. Example of new wood carving inspired by the traditional ancestor statues, that has lost it's ritual significance. Made for sale or tourist market.
Dating
jaren 80
Dimensions (L x W)
82,0 x 11,0 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