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Carved face (E61505)
Collected in 1964
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Kalabu village, Maprik sub-province, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Wood, paint. - In Abelam society, initiations and yam ceremonies are occasions for creating various carvings. This carved face represents either the main ancestral spirit Nggwal or another spirit, and was probably part of a larger display of spirits in the haus tambaran, the central male cult house.
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- Title: Carved face (E61505)
- Date: Collected in 1964
- Medium: Wood, paint
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