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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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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Asmat (Simai)
Object type
Ancestral pole
Dimensions
Depth: 34 cm
Weight: 125 kg
Diameter: 13,5 cm
Height: 725 cm
Width: 35 cm
Depth: 166 cm
Depth: 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

  • Production
    when
    before 1995
    where
    Melanesia
    West New Guinea
    Amborep
    Indonesia
    Papua
    who
    Asmat (Simai)
  • Collecting
    who
    Gunter Konrad - Collectors
    Ursula Konrad - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Ursula and Gunter Konrad 1995
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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