BELUM.C545.1914
BELUM.C545.1914
BELUM.C545.1914
ETHNOGRAPHY : AUSTRALASIA
Object Name
Carved Wooden Figure
Description
Carved and painted wooden spirit figure painted blue, white, brown and black. The carving style with helmet-like hair, head sunk low into the shoulders and with spiked ornament round the narrowed eyes is typical of the Huon Gulf region of New Guinea. These figures were set up in the men’s houses to provide a resting place for spirits or the ghosts of ancestors. 1914
Place Collected
Catalogue Number
BELUM.C545.1914
Copyright
National Museums NI