DepartmentOceania
Kara Ut (Amulet or Ornament)
NameAmulet or Ornament, Kara Ut
CultureAbelam
Dateca. 1950
Place madeMaprik District, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
MediumPlant fiber, shell, boar's tusks, teeth, pigments
DimensionsOverall: 22 13/16 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/16 in. (58 x 11.5 x 3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernie and Herb Beenhouwer, A.2009.55.3
Object numberA.2009.55.3
DescriptionStylized figural form of red and green pigmented plant fiber with boar's tusks sewn at sides to resemble a horned headdress and arms. Two red "legs" dangle below, and all of the woven fiber bordered by small shell beads. Two brown twisted cords attached to top, one with a small shell attached.
20th cent.
ca. 1992
mid 20th century
1993
1993
