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Standing Female Figure, early to mid 20th Century Asmat culture; Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, …
Female Figure
Standing Female Figure, early to mid 20th Century Asmat culture; Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, …
Standing Female Figure, early to mid 20th Century Asmat culture; Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia, Melanesia Wood and bone; 45 1/2 × 9 × 10 in. 2013.19.1 Bowers Museum Purchase

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.

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