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Spirit figure (talipun)
Spirit figure (talipun)

Spirit figure (talipun)

Maker Boiken (Maprik Highlands, Papua New Guinea)
Dateca. 1950
MediumGreen turban snail shell (turbo marmormatus), wickerwork, fiber, feathers, pigment
Dimensions16 1/2 x 9 x 6 1/2 in. (41.9 x 22.9 x 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the C. Frederick and Aase B. Thompson Foundation
Object number2009.12.3
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DescriptionAn ovoid maskette made of wickerwork, with tubular eyes, attached to cut-out snail shell.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Sawos
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Papua New Guinea
early-mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Iatmul
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Iatmul
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Iatmul
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Iatmul
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Iatmul
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Yoruba Artist
1969
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Mano Artist
c. 1940
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Dan Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Papua New Guinea
late 19th - early 20th century