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Two male and two female ancestors and three children are depicted. The ancestor at the top is blowing a head horn. The sitters are (from top to bottom): Sowey, Damjen, Dasithowkoripitsj, Ofen, Eankasthi, Afaisemow, Asekumit. All but the child Damjen fell victim to headhunting raids. The tip of the cemen is shaped like a snake. The Kum clan was the bisj's own.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Asmat (Simai)
Object type
Ancestral pole
Dimensions
Tiefe: (ohne Auskragung): 34 cm
Gewicht: 125 kg
Durchmesser: 13,5 cm (10 cm über unterem Ende)
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 725 x 35 x 166 cm
Höhe: (bis zum Beginn der Auskragung): 542 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Pigment, Plant fibre , Sago leaf
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VI 56993

Provenance and sources

when
before 1995
where
Melanesia [Großregion]
West New Guinea [Insel/Region]
Amborep [Dorf]
Indonesia [Land]
Papua [Provinz]
who
Asmat (Simai)

who
Gunter Konrad - Collectors
Ursula Konrad - Collectors

Description
Purchase from Ursula and Gunter Konrad 1995

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