AR.1983.1220.11

Unknown (Maker)

Description: Possibly a charm, made from clay or resin, cloth 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)

Maive District (Maker)

plant fibre (base), cloth (base), clay or resin (coating) (?)

moulded, melted (?), plaited, woven

Named Collection: Dauncey Collection (?)