Male Figure with Overmodeled Skull

Adjora or Aion

19th–early 20th century

Not on view

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Title: Male Figure with Overmodeled Skull
Date: 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Papua New Guinea, Porapora village, Lower Sepik River
Culture: Adjora or Aion
Medium: Human skull, wood, clay, cassowary feathers, nassa shells, teeth, bamboo, fiber
Dimensions: H. 77 3/4 x W. 14 x D. 14 in. (197.5 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Object Number: 1979.206.1804a, b
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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