Male Yipwon Figure made by Alamblak or Inyai-Ewa Artists
- Title
- Male Yipwon Figure made by Alamblak or Inyai-Ewa Artists
- Description
- This object was kept by men in the Alamblak region in sacred houses in order to contact their ancestors for help in warfare, hunting, or other problems. This object was created in one of the fifteen villages and was found in the early 1950s near the hilltops of the Korewori River. The object was carved using modern steel tools but it is still a product of the Alamblak people's cultural heritage.
- Semester
- Spring 2026
- Subject
- Indigenous Art
- Morton D. May
- Papua New Guinea
- Melanesian
- Sculpture
- Temporal Coverage
- mid 20th century
- Spatial Coverage
- East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
- Language
- The description of the item is in English
- Medium
- the object is made out of Wood, resinous substance, paint, red ochre, and shell
- Is Part Of
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Morton D. May
- Identifier
- 1319:1983
- Provenance
-
1971
Everett Rassiga Inc., New York, NY, USA -
1971 - 1983
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. -
1983
Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May - Explanation of Omeka Map Location
- This item originated in Papua New Guinea in the East Sepik Province
- Media
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