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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Sago Storage Jar with Bird Face (damarau)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Sago Storage Jar with Bird Face (damarau)

Maker Iatmul ,Aibom Village, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedPapua New Guinea , Oceania
MediumClay, pigment
Dimensions15 x 10 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel Spring
Object numberS85-SPNG-G264
Collections
DescriptionFired clay with beaked face on neck in high relief. Red clay with white pigment applied over top half. Scalloped collar-like ? with alternating red and black buttons above. Red button eyes with white circle in defined eye area indicated by raised area. Small mouth below beaked nose - ? 3 white circles. Traces of black in bottom and large area in back.
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