Figure
| Object Number: | 18221 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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:
| Loan Exhibition - Objects Used in Religious Ceremonies, and Charms and Implements For Divination (16 Apr 1892) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM) (20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Newton, Douglas, and Kaufmann, Christian, and Kaeppler, Adrienne L. 1997. Oceanic Art.. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 453 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Davenport, William H. 1968. "Sculpture of the Eastern Solomons". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 2. pg. 4-25 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 5 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Wingert, Paul S., and Linton, Ralph. 1946. Arts of the South Seas.. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p.181 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Madeira, Percy C. 1964. Men in Search of Man: The First Seventy-Five Years of the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania.. University of Pennsylvania Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 89 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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