Sculpture - Malagan Figure
Production date
1915-1918
Country
Papua New Guinea
State/Province
New Ire
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Object detail
Description
Marumarua type malagan figure, painted red, black and white and surrounded by veivem with a bird perched upon its hat.
Maker
Production date
1915-1918
Production place
Measurements
L2036mm x W167mm
Media/Materials description
Wood
Pigment
Pigment
History and use
This Marumarua type Malagan, wearing a fibre hat with a bird upon his head represents a three-dimensional external image of a person (picture of a person, spirit, image, a shadow, a silhouette, or a sketch). It is usually presented for public viewing in its own display house, or forms part of the assemblage of a larger malagan grouping towards a final commemorative display.
Registration number
E946