Yena Figure

2004.17.0243

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Yena Figure   (2004.17.0243)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Symbols
  4. :
  5. Belief Symbols
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date N/A
Culture Kowma, Melanesian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 130 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 29 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 18.5 cm
Weight 5700 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Pigment, Plant--Wood, Plant
Manufacturing Processes Painting, Carved
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Bowden, Ross. Yena: Art and Ceremony in a Sepik Society. Pitt Rivers Museum: Oxford, 1983.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication The Virginia M. and James D. Tobin Collection, Purchased from the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College
Reproduction Yes
Reproduction Information N/A

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