CARVING

Yipwon hook figure, carved wood in the form of a highly stylized human figure, brown pigment. The body of the figure is rendered as a series of large semi-symmetrical and opposed hook shapes, large head and a single leg for the figure to rest on.

Details

Catalog Number: A2009:10:37
Object Name: CARVING
Material: WOOD, PIGMENT
Dimensions: • Height: 2.5
• Length: 91
• Width: 12.5
World Region: Oceania
Culture Subgroup: Yimam or Alamblak
Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Blackwater and Korewori Rivers, Middle Sepik
Date Made: 20th Century
Collection: Anthropology