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. 6 x W. 5 1/8 in. (15.2 x 13 cm)
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Sculpture
Geography:  Jipajer village  Papua Province (Irian Jaya) Indonesia  
River: Por River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection; Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Mary C. Rockefeller, 1965
Accession year: 1978