Neck Rest
58-17-42
From: New Guinea | Sepik River Area (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-42 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Sepik River Area (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Iconography | Crocodile? |
| Description | Carved of light-colored wood to represent a crocodile(?). Back is fairly broad - may be a stool. Sides which serve as the stand, are incised with curvilinear designs as is the tail; face carved on each of the sides with nose perforated and a string tassel is tied through. Similar tassel through nose of crocodile. Porbably not from the Sepik River but shows Sepik influence. |
| Height | 11 cm |
| Length | 32.4 cm |
| Width | 11.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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