figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Wooden figure of rice goddess consisting of a carved piece of wood with a red background colour, probably a 'tapel geobogan', an ornament for the front of a gebogan offering. The back is undecorated and the lower half forms a handle, the top half consisting of a torso of a figure. The figure is detailed in red, black and grey costume and facial features. The hands are clasped palms together at the waist, the hands are broken and missing. At the top of the figure is a black stand decorated with gold circles.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2003.13
Date
20th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 11.7323 x 2.7953 x 1.6142 in.; 298 x 71 x 41 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; plant material; brass
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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