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头骨钩
新几内亚东南的科勒瓦人曾经有割取敌人首级的习俗，他们最重要的圣物就是“阿吉巴”（头骨钩），即一块用来展示人头骨的扁平透雕木，头骨就挂在底部的凸起上。据说每块“阿吉巴”都代表一位曾在梦中向雕刻工人现身的神灵。科勒瓦人曾居住在大型公共房屋中，每个宗族或小宗族都有单独的隔间，其中有神龛，里面放有至少一件“阿吉巴”及其他圣物。“阿吉巴”管理宗族成员猎取到的越来越多的首级，它象征着这个宗族的活力和力量。
Artwork Details
- 标题: 头骨钩
- 创作日期: 十九世纪至二十世纪初
- 地域: 巴布亚新几内亚，巴布亚湾地区，欧玛提河，拜伊阿村
- 文化: 科勒瓦人
- 材料: 木头，颜料
- 尺寸: 高557⁄8 英寸（141.9厘米）
- 来源信息: 迈克尔·C·洛克菲勒纪念收藏，尼尔森·A·洛克菲勒捐赠，1969年
- 藏品编号: 1978.412.796
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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