Figure
Object Number: | 18221 |
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Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Solomon Islander |
Provenience: | Solomon Islands |
Date Made: | Before 1875 |
Early Date: | 1850 |
Late Date: | 1875 |
Section: | Oceanian |
Materials: | Wood Shell Pigment |
Technique: | Carved |
Height: | 58.5 cm |
Width: | 22 cm |
Credit Line: | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
Other Number: | LE705 - Other Number |
Description
Female figure on flat round base, holding a large cup on her head, White shell eyes, stretched earlobes (to accommodate ear plugs), incised scarification patterns on torso, upper arms and face. Painted black, with white lime (now mostly missing) in incised designs on figure and cup.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM) (20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Loan Exhibition - Objects Used in Religious Ceremonies, and Charms and Implements For Divination (16 Apr 1892) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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