Accession No
E 1916.143.216
Description
Koe. Belonging to Omara (crocodile) totem. (?Komara). Obtained in Navora ravi. Pai-i-ara (a Koriki village), Purari Delta, B.N.G.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Gulf Province; Purari Delta; Naman District; Pai-i-ara; Navora ravi
Period
Source
Haddon, Alfred Cort
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1916.143.216
Cultural Affliation
Material
wood; pigment
Local Term
Koe
Measurements
255mm x 50mm x 1200mm
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Ceremonial tablet belonging to Omara (crocodile) totem. (?Komara). Obtained in Navora ravi. Pai-i-ara (a Koriki village), Purari Delta, B.N.G. Accession book gives no details.
Event Date 1/9/1998
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
Alfred Haddon had this ceremonial tablet photographed upon his return to Cambridge, see N.35970.ACH2
Event Date 6/2/2024
Author: Jos Dudding (Admin)
Context (Amendments / updates)
A gope, (spirit or ancestor board), kept in the men's house. Also called kwoi or hohao, depending where it was made. Powerful spirits (imunu) were associated with a specific location in the landscape, rivers, or sea, and were linked to the specific clan within whose territory they dwelt. Individual imunu inhabited gope boards and their image appears on the front.
Event Date 1/5/2024
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:113919
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