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Crocodile Effigy
Crocodile Effigy

Crocodile Effigy

Datelate 19th century
Maker Melanesian
Object number69.69
Credit LineGift of friends in memory of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Smithson
Dimensions4 x 5 1/4 in. (10.16 x 13.34 cm) L.: 28 3/4 in.
MediumWood, white lime, ochre, charcoal, and pigment
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Mask costume (Jipae) (of the rope type also called "Elder Brother")
Asmat
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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
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Image Not Available for Jamasji (war shield)
Jamasji (war shield)
Asmat
prior to 1971
Object number: 97.60
Image Not Available for War shield (Jamasji)
War shield (Jamasji)
early 20th century
Object number: 94.113
Image Not Available for Ancestor figure
Ancestor figure
Melanesian
Object number: 93.158
Image Not Available for Masquerade costume (Jipae)
Masquerade costume (Jipae)
Asmat
20th century
Object number: 95.132
Masquerade costume
Masquerade costume
Melanesian
Object number: 93.162
Four-sided vase
Four-sided vase
Chinese
206 B.C.-A.D. 8
Object number: 35.2
Large round vase
Large round vase
Chinese
206 B.C.-A.D. 8
Object number: 37.1
Photo: Paul Macapia
Jamasji (war shield)
Asmat
early 20th century
Object number: 60.22
Image Not Available for Sawfish Mask
Sawfish Mask
Melanesian
20th century
Object number: 2020.5.3
Crocodile canoe prow
Crocodile canoe prow
Melanesian
20th century
Object number: 81.17.1466