staff
Objectcode
EA/120/6
Description (brief)
Staff made of reddish brown wood. Decorated with a man's figure at the top end. Several body parts of the figurine are accented using red, black and white colouring. The figure also has human hair and casuarine feathers on its upper arms. Below the figurine Sentani motives are carved on the staff. The raised parts of the carving are coloured black, the rest white.
Origin(s)
Sentani
Dating
1955-1962
Dimensions (L x W)
135,0 x 8,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» feather
» cassowary feather
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Noordkust
» Sentani
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Hollandia
» Subdivision Hollandia
» Sentani
Object category
OVM Category
» lichaamsverzorging, geneeskunde, persoonlijk comfort
» persoonlijk comfort
» ondersteuning voor lichaam en zintuigen
» ondersteuning voor het lichaam
OVM Category
» religie en ritueel
» hulpmiddelen bij ritueel etc.