figure (ritual & belief: representations)

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2017.35
Right side of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2017.35
Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2017.35
Right oblique view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2017.35
Right oblique view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2017.35
Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no E1635.1
Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no E1635.1
Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no E1635.1
Right side of whole of Horniman Museum object no E1635.1
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2017.35 Right side of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2017.35 Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2017.35 Right oblique view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2017.35 Right oblique view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2017.35 Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no E1635.1 Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no E1635.1 Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no E1635.1 Right side of whole of Horniman Museum object no E1635.1

Carved bonito initiate figure. It was collected after one of the last bonito intiation ceremonies. This figure is part of tradition of carving in the 1960s or 1970s in the region. Traditionally inlaid with shell, this carving is inlaid with lime. Santa Ana, Solomon Islands

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2017.35
Date
1960s - 1970s
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 670 mm x 250 mm x 15 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; mother of pearl; pigment
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Oceania > Sea crossing
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