decoration (household miscellany)

Face carved a from solid block of wood. It has a shield-shaped form, and is provided with a handle, cut from the solid block, on the reverse side. The face is painted and ornamented with geometric designs in polychrome pigments. Native name 'ndu-numba'. House ornament. Provenance: Sepik region, Abelam. An old label attached reads '18. Malmba'

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
22.3.62/8
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 375 mm x 290 mm x 125 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Introduction > Threshold - right
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