IDNO

T.153772.RPT

Description

A painted wooden carving of a male human figure inside a wooden building, possibly a Haus Tambaran [ancestor house], in Papua New Guinea. The figure is painted with black, white, and red facial paint and white spots on its torso. It is wearing a red tasselled apron and ankle jewellery and a head dress made of fur. Other painted carvings are hung on the wall behind the figure. [KK 13/09/2022]

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; ? Sepik River

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Poignant, Axel

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1969

Collection Name

Poignant Collection

Source

Poignant, Roslyn

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.153759.RPT - T.153777.RPT and P.156395.RPT - P.156397.RPT were located in a wrapped paper package numbered C1023/1.