Female Figure
ClassificationsSculpture
Culture
Asmat
Dateearly to mid 20th Century
Made AtPapua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia
MediumWood and bone
Dimensions45 1/2 × 9 × 10 in. (115.6 × 22.9 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineBowers Museum Purchase
Object number2013.19.1
DescriptionInside Asmat mens' houses important ceremonies occur to connect the living with the realm of the spirits and ancestors. Each family has its own fireplace and hearth pole to which an ancestor figure is attached. The figure, awakened with drumming and singing, is considered an actual ancestor.On View
On viewCollections
mid 20th Century