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Ceremonial board

An exceptional boardlike specimen with filigree carving. A human head, framed by two bird figures, is integrated into the open-work carving. Traces of white painting and red chalk are present. The design is similar to the so-called Malu boards, which were memorial shields for the recently departed, but don't have a tapering tip. According to the inventory, the piece, which was purchased through the dealer Arthur Speyer for the Municipal Collections, came from one of the men's houses.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Ceremonial board
Dimensions
Breite: 125.0 mm, Höhe: 1290.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1702

Provenance and sources

when
13.10.1925

where
Melanesia (location/origin)
Papua New Guinea (location/origin)
Sepik (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
who
Speyer, Arthur - Collectors

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