Neck Rest
| Object Number: | 29-50-298 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea German New Guinea Sepik River Timbunke |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Rattan Pigment |
| Iconography: | Crocodile |
| Length: | 56.4 cm |
| Width: | 16 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 570 - Other Number |
Description
Carved wood with legs formed by bending piece of rattan over each end and keeping the rattan from spreading by means of a tie of split cane or ratten. At each end is carved the head of a different kind of crocodile -- the smaller, c. palustris (?); the larger, c. porosus (?)
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