"Sculpture, Cult Figure, Papua New Guinea, Oceanic Art, Tribal Art, Oceania"
Ridge figure collected in the village of Yamok in Papua New Guinea. The ridge figures evoke the founding myths of the tribe and are displayed at each end of the roofs of the ceremonial huts. These sculptures commonly depict the primordial woman surrounded by totemic animals (here a bird -cockatoo? - and a crocodile). Sculpture mounted on a base. 
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