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One Leg Cult Figure (Kamanggabi), late 20th Century Karawori River area, Middle Sepik River re…
Spirit Figure (Yipwon or Kamanggabi)
One Leg Cult Figure (Kamanggabi), late 20th Century Karawori River area, Middle Sepik River re…
One Leg Cult Figure (Kamanggabi), late 20th Century Karawori River area, Middle Sepik River region, East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Wood; 95 1/8 × 9 × 2 5/8 in. 2013.5.26 Gift of Anne and Long Shung Shih

Spirit Figure (Yipwon or Kamanggabi)

ClassificationsSculpture
Culture Yimam
Datelate 20th Century
Made AtEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood
Dimensions95 1/4 × 9 3/16 × 2 in., 275.2 oz. (241.9 × 23.3 × 5.1 cm, 7.802 kg.)
In Mount: 97 × 10 3/8 × 15 in. (246.4 × 26.4 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2013.5.26
DescriptionThis is a modern example of a one leg figure. One-legged figures rested in caves for hundreds of years until their discovery in the 1960s. A major discovery, cave figures are some of the oldest Pacific Island art yet found. Stored in a special place in the men's ceremonial house, they were activated through incantations and magical substances to serve as hunting spirits.
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