human figurine
Objectcode
EA/30/12
Description (brief)
Representation of a woman with armed crossed, carved from hardwood. Example of new wood carving that no longer holds any cermonial or ritual significance. Made for sale or tourist market.
Dating
1980-1989
Dimensions (L)
43,0 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
» Cook's Bay
» Pirimapun
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
» Casuarine Coast
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» visual arts
» sculpture