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Skull rack (agibe). Kerewa (or Kerebo), 19th or very early 20th century AD. From the Aird River delta, Gulf province, Papua New Guinea. The Kerewa (or Kerebo) people who live on and around Goaribari Island practised headhunting until the early twentieth century. They believed that the spirit of an individual lives inside the skull, and as thus it was desirable to collect skulls of ancestors and enemies. The making and maintenance of wooden skull racks, known as agibe or agiba ,was part of this. H: 117cm. reg. no: ET Oc1906,1013.5

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART365973

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 1810px × 3072px

Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY

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19th century CE

Papua New Guinea Cultures