Ancestor Pole (Bis)
Object type: Ancestor pole
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Asmat people, Betjew
Artist: Chief Cheritepitsj
Artist role: Artist
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood, paint, sago palm leaves, fiber
Dimensions: H. 12 1/2 x W. 94 x D. 14 1/2 in. (31.8 x 238.8 x 36.8 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
Tags: Ceremonial Objects