Numero oggetto
AR.1983.1220.10
Nome oggetto
Creatore
Descrizione
Description: Possibly a charm, made from resin and plant fibre, reputedly part of a sorcerer's outfit, from the Maive District of New Guinea, Melanesia. (, )
Researcher Description: Possibly from the sorcerer described in 'Papuan Pictures'. From the Eastern Gulf (Maive or Maiva?). Contained pieces of cloth, stone, coral, quartz and bone. The stones are river stones. Some of the quartz pieces have decorative binding, purpose unkown. The cloth is trade cloth. (Joshua Bell, UEA, 2007)
Luogo di produzione
Maive District (Maker)
Materiale
Tecnica
Dimensioni
- whole length 6.3 cm
- whole width 2.2 cm
Named Collection: Dauncey Collection (?)
