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Timbuwarra ("Ancestor Figure")
Timbuwarra ("Ancestor Figure")
Timbuwarra ("Ancestor Figure")
DepartmentOceania

Timbuwarra ("Ancestor Figure")

NameAncestor Figure
CultureHighlands Pangia Tribe, Wiru Culture
Date20th century
Place madeSouthern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
MediumVegetal fiber, mud, pigment
Dimensions50 1/2 × 24 × 12 in. (128.2703 × 60.9601 × 30.4801 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.2518
Object numberA.1995.93.2518
Description"Dead Wife" effigy: flat, thin figure, with projecting arms and toes giving it a more three-dimensional look; colora sre tan and white; materials are vegetal fiber and mud pigment; object was woven and painted.
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