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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Double Clan Spirit Figure (ngwalndu)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Double Clan Spirit Figure (ngwalndu)

Maker Abelam people
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedAsia
MediumWood, pigment
Dimensions37 x 18 x 6 in. (94 x 45.7 x 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel Spring
Object numberS85-SPNG-G103
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DescriptionCarved wood double full figures with heads surmounted by two hornbill type birds. Lozenge shaped torso with upraised V-shaped arms and raised M-shaped legs.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Abelam people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Abelam people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Abelam people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Abelam people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Abelam people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Iatmul people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Abelam people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Abelam people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Abelam people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Iatmul people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Olmec people, Mexico
1000-300 BCE