[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
1909.359x
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Creator[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
General Description: Carved and decorated charm, made from a nut shell, 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)
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
, 1909 pre
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
New Guinea (Maker)
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- whole length 12.3 cm
- whole width 3.4 cm
[nb-NO]Associations[nb-NO]
Named Collection: Dauncey Collection
