Ethnographic Items

 

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Miscellaneous items of use to the Asmat.

 Item Number 2-59-14
Item Number 2-215b

  

OBJECT: "Junamo" Doll
ARTIST: Markus Amenanap      VILLAGE: Pupis  
MATERIAL: Rattan
SIZE: 65"                               
DATE COLLECTED: 2001
COMMENTS: Used to protect the longhouse. Put by the entrances to keep the evil spirits away. This was by the door to the longhouse in Pupis. When Iasked if they would like to sell they laughed and said no they never sell these. Later they came to me and had decided to sell only one as there was another I inquired about and they said just the one.

 

OBJECT: Basu Suangkus
ARTIST: Ponsianus Taisi           VILLAGE: Jaosakor  
MATERIAL: Wood, leafs, lime and red ochre
SIZE: 69"                                             DATE COLLECTED: 2001
COMMENTS: Made @ 1996

 

 Item Number 3-173
Item Number 4-13
  

OBJECT: Crocodile
ARTIST:                                      VILLAGE:  
MATERIAL: Wood
SIZE: 7.6'                                   DATE COLLECTED:
COMMENTS:

 
 

OBJECT: Jiwawaka Doll
ARTIST:                                      VILLAGE: Pupis 
MATERIAL: Sago Fibre, rattan
SIZE: 66"                          
DATE COLLECTED:2003

COMMENTS: They are put in front of the longhouse door during feasts to keep the evil spirits out.

 

 Item Number 4-14-03
Item Number 4-38-03

OBJECT: Toy Ball
ARTIST: Alex Datib                     VILLAGE: Pupis
MATERIAL: Rattan, sago
SIZE: 17"                                         DATE COLLECTED: 2003

COMMENTS: The jiwawoka dolls were standing on the balls. Tarmas ball. The ball is said to look after the children after they play with it.

 
 
 
ARTIST: 
Beneniktus Ket
VILLAGE: 
Aorket
DIMENSIONS: 
L. 28 cms.
Shell used to carry water.

 Item Number 4-56-03
Item Number 4-62-03
 
ARTIST: 
Unknown
VILLAGE: 
Aorket
DIMENSIONS: 
L. 19.5 cms.
 
 

OBJECT: Crocodile
ARTIST: Marsellius Ket  
VILLAGE: Aorket 
MATERIAL: Wood
SIZE: 8.8'                                           DATE COLLECTED: 2003
COMMENTS:


 Item Number 6-11-10
Item Number 7-12-9
 

OBJECT: Toy Canoe
ARTIST:                                      VILLAGE:  
MATERIAL: Wood
SIZE: 81.5"                           
DATE COLLECTED:
COMMENTS:

 

 
 

OBJECT: Soulship or Wuramon
ARTIST:                                      VILLAGE:  
MATERIAL: Wood, lime, charcoal, red ochre and feathers
SIZE: 15.3                     
DATE COLLECTED:
COMMENTS:

 

 

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