- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wooden carved post, the top of which is in the shape of a human figure. [PRA [OPS move] 1/8/2017]
- Long description
- Wooden carved post, the top of which is in the shape of a human figure. It has a raised hat which narrows at the base and flares out, with a flat top. The nose and mouth have been carved in relief and the eyebrows have been incised with linear patterns. It also has an elongated beard decorated with diagonal incisions. [PRA [OPS move] 1/8/2017]
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1934
- Date collected
- June 1934
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1942
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Painted
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 69 mm, Width: max 93 mm, Length: max 685 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1942.13.537 Other numbers: 264
Search terms: Ritual and Ceremonial, Status, Religion, Figure, Ceremonial Object, Status Object
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