wood carving
Objectcode
EA/21/15
Description (brief)
Wood carving made from red wood, representing a human head. Probably made in connection with the prohibition on headhunting. Also referred to as a 'substitute' head.
Dating
1955-1959
Dimensions (L)
29,0 cm
Production technique
wood carving
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
Object category
OVM Category
» religie en ritueel
» representaties van het bovenaardse