Standing male ancestor figure - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
wood, white and red pigment, rest.
"Wooden figures depicting undressed men and women are carved in memory of the deceased, but not as the seat of the spirit of the dead ("belit"). They are 15-70 cm high and always made from a single piece of wood" (Nevermann, 1934, p. 323).
H: 44 cm, H: 17,3 inch
Provenance:
German Collection (before 1920)
Lit.: Nevermann, Hans, Admiralitätsinseln, Hamburg 1934, p. 323 f.
Continent: Oceania
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wood, white and red pigment, rest.
"Wooden figures depicting undressed men and women are carved in memory of the deceased, but not as the seat of the spirit of the dead ("belit"). They are 15-70 cm high and always made from a single piece of wood" (Nevermann, 1934, p. 323).
H: 44 cm, H: 17,3 inch
Provenance:
German Collection (before 1920)
Lit.: Nevermann, Hans, Admiralitätsinseln, Hamburg 1934, p. 323 f.
Continent: Oceania
Condition Report: See description
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Time, Location
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