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Yam House Lintel (Tataba), 20th Century Trobriander people; Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Provi…
Yam House Lintel (Tataba)
Yam House Lintel (Tataba), 20th Century Trobriander people; Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Provi…
Yam House Lintel (Tataba), 20th Century Trobriander people; Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania Wood and pigment; 11 x 63 x 3 ½ in. 2011.5.1 Bowers Museum Purchase

Yam House Lintel (Tataba)

ClassificationsArchitectural Elements-lintels
Culture Massim
Date20th Century
Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood and pigment
Dimensions11 × 63 × 3 1/2 in. (27.9 × 160 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineBowers Museum Purchase
Object number2011.5.1
DescriptionWooden yam house lintel with bull head at center. Another vernacular name is possibly Bisiyai. Trobriand Islands, PNG.
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