Asmat Ancestor Figure
name: label: Donor Name
content: Edward H. Smith Jr.
notes: label: Notes
content: Carved wood standing male figure with elongated body and limbs, and prominent brows and genitals. Around the neck is a strand of small beads made of seeds, with three large beads. White paint (?) in crevices on face and body. Hands in characteristic position next to genitals, referring to initiation of boys when they must hold a freshly hunted skull between their legs.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Irian Jaya (Western New Guinea/Papua), Indonesia, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Asmat
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 361230
label: USNM Number
content: E431888-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 65 cm
label: Width
content: 15 cm
label: Height
content: 7 cm