Ancestor Pole (Bis)
Object type: Ancestor pole
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people, Betjew
Artist: Chief Epue
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, paint, sago palm leaves, fiber
Dimensions: H. 94 x W. 13 x D. 12 in. (238.8 x 33 x 30.5 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:    Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Yiwe River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978