Ancestor Pole (Omu [?])
Object type: Ancestor pole
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people
Artist: Omorpir
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, sago palm leaves, fiber
Dimensions: H. 6 x W. 125 x D. 10 in. (15.2 x 317.5 x 25.4 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:  probably Pupis village  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Pomatsj River (northern tributary)
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978