Object Number | 18221 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Solomon Islander |
Provenience | Solomon Islands |
Date Made | Before 1875 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Shell | Pigment |
Technique | Carved |
Description | Female figure on flat round base, holding a large cup on her head, White shell eyes, stretched earlobes (to accommodate ear plugs), incised scarification patterns on torso, upper arms and face. Painted black, with white lime (now mostly missing) in incised designs on figure and cup. |
Height | 58.5 cm |
Width | 22 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
Other Number | LE705 - Other Number |
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