Ancestor Skull
Object type: Skull
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people
Date: early to mid-20th century
Medium: Human skull, clay, seeds, fiber, sago palm leaves
Dimensions: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Sculpture
Geography:  Momogo village  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Pomatsj River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978