1909.357x

Unknown (Maker)

General Description: Carved and decorated charm, made from a nut shell containing plant matter and copper wire, from New Guinea, Melanesia (, )
Researcher Description: For sorcery, called a marupai. Features a pig or dog design. Covered in carvings to encourage the spirits. Made from a dwarf coconut. Would be worn in a bag around the neck. Usually used as a hunting charm, which occasionally meant people. (Joshua Bell, UEA, 2007)

, 1909 pre

New Guinea (Maker)

wood (nut shell) (charm), plant matter (contents), copper (wire)

carved, incised, plaited

Named Collection: Dauncey Collection