Accession No
2010.361
Description
Staff, clay figure consisted of a human head, with feather plumes on top of head, mounted on a wooden stick. Decorated at base with a plaited basketry design in black and white pigments. Condition fair, but the clay is fragile and cracking.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Vanuatu [New Hebrides]; Malekula
Period
Source
Herle, Anita [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2010.361
Cultural Affliation
Material
Clay; Wood; Feather; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
930mm x 930mm x 630mm
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Staff, clay figure consisted of a human head, with feather plumes on top of head, mounted on a wooden stick. Decorated at base with a plaited basketry design in black and white pigments. Condition fair, but the clay is fragile and cracking.
Event Date 23/9/2010
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by Anita Herle after a demonstration of men's ceremonial dances at Biten on mainland Malekula on 8 August 2007.
Event Date 17/1/2012
Author: maa
FM:47196
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