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wood carving

wood carving

Objectcode
EA/6/18
Description (brief)
Wood carving of a dark wood, representing a human head. The nose is pierced with a bamboo ornament. The mouth is rendered open. It looks like there is a beard carved under the chin. The carving is possibly crafted after the ban on headhunting.
Dating
1960
Dimensions (L x W x H)
34,0 x 12,0 x 17,0 cm
Production technique
Wood carving of details of a human head, pierced nose with a bamboo ornament.

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » wood
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » stem » cane » bamboo
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua
Object category
OVM Category » art » visual arts » sculpture

Demographic Survey Research in Irian Jaya. (Population Dynamics in the Teminabuan Area of the Bird's Head Peninsula of Irian Jaya, Indonesia)

Objectcode
BK/1000/29
PhD thesis on the demographic situation in the Teminabuan area in the Bird's Head of Irian Jaya: population composition , mortality, fertility, migration, and demographic changes, (Summaries in Dutch en Indonesian).
Persons
Lautenbach, Hendrika (Author)
Year
1999
In: Demographic Survey Research in Irian Jaya. (Population Dynamics in the Teminabuan Area of the Bird's Head Peninsula of Irian Jaya, Indonesia)
Amsterdam: Thesis Publishers
ISBN/ISSN nummer
90-5538-040-7
Language(s)
English

Zwarte menschen - witte bergen

Objectcode
BK/1000/21
Travel account on the expedition to South New Guinea of 1909 (Mt. Wilhelmina). (except the loose maps)
Persons
Lorentz, H.A. (Author)
Year
1913
In: Zwarte menschen - witte bergen
Leiden: Boekh. en Drukk. v/h E.J. Brill
Language(s)
Dutch

Thesaurus terms

Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division South New-Guinea
Bestanden
EA/104/2 - 
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dagger

Objectcode
EA/104/2
Description (brief)
Dagger made from bone. The handle has been wrapped with cord threaded through grey, red, white and black stones and seeds, and pieces of kuskus fur. In the hollow end of the handle a tooth is fixed.
Dimensions (L x W)
24,0 x 4,0 cm

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » abrus seeds
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » fruit » seed » grass seed » job's tears
Materials thesaurus » organic » animal » fur » marsupial fur » cuscus fur
Materials thesaurus » organic » animal » bone
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » bark » bark fibre » bark fibre cord
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » South Coast » South Coast peoples » Marind » West Coast Marind » Okaba
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division South New-Guinea » Subdivision Merauke » Okaba
Object category
OVM Category » wapens, strijd en oorlog » handwapens en accessoires

References

Bibliographic reference
Schoorl: 'Besturen in Ned. Nieuw Guinea' pag. 387 ev. Capetti pag 241 ev.