Finial for a Ceremonial House
Object type: Finial
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Sawos people
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Wood, cowrie shells, paint
Dimensions: H. 49 3/4 in. × W. 45 in. × D. 24 in. (126.4 × 114.3 × 61 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:  Kaimbiam village   Papua New Guinea  
River: Middle Sepik River region
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979
Tags: Men|Birds