1909.359x

Unknown (Maker)

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)

, 1909 pre

New Guinea (Maker)

wood (nut shell) (charm), plant fibre (attachment), steel (nail) (?)

carved, incised, plaited, drawn

Named Collection: Dauncey Collection