Gable Ornament
| Object Number: | 29-50-613 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea Kaulagu |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Clay Feather Pigment |
| Height: | 41.7 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 19.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 660 - Other Number |
Description
Pottery in the form of an inverted pot with painted relief and incised ornament. On top the figure (damaged) of a bird with outstretched wings, its breast resting against the back of the head of another bird (hornbill). Wings and beak of first bird partly covered with actual feathers.
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