human figurine
Objectcode
EA/55/11
Description (brief)
Black wooden statuette of a standing Dani man on pedestal. The headgear is made of bark fibre and feathers, the arm ornament of down, the penis gourd of bamboo. At the breast an ornament is carved out. In one hand the man carries a spear and in the other an axe. The donor received the object from a committee member (missionary) at the disbanding of the Broeder Kruytwagen Foundation (founded in 1986, disbanded 2001).
Origin(s)
Baliem
Dating
2001
Dimensions (L x Ø)
42,0 x 10,0 cm
Production technique
wood carving
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» feather
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» cane
» bamboo
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
» Centrale Highlands
» Baliem Valley
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Hollandia
» Explorationressort Eastern Highlands
» Baliem
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» visual arts
» sculpture