Ancestor Figure (Silum or Telum)
Object type: Figure
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Anjam people
Date: mid to late 19th century
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 37 1/4 × W. 8 1/2 × D. 6 1/2 in. (94.6 × 21.6 × 16.5 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:  Bogadjim village   Papua New Guinea  
River: Astrolabe Bay
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979
Tags: Men