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Orator pulpit. Melanesia, Papua-New Guinea, East Sepik, Middle Sepik River, Iatmul people, early 20th CE. This is one of the most important objects kept in the men's house and served as support during the ritualized speeches concerning village affairs, landrights, and clan names. Wood, cowrie, shell, pigment, 98 x 36 x 39 cm. Inv. 70.2006.21.1. Photo: Patrick Gries.
Location
Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac/Paris/France
Unique Identifier
ART518949
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4080px × 5440px
Photo Credit
© musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
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20th century CE
Orator
Polychrome
Pulpit
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Speech
Woodcarving
