House Post
67-5-131
From: Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 67-5-131 |
| Current Location | On Loan |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands | Santa Ana, Solomon Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Post of the type used in canoe houses. Iconography: human figure holding two porpoise under its arms and two bonito in its hands. Birds and fish above head; geometric designs below. Portions stained black with white and red-earth painted detials. Depicts Mara Kirio "porpoise transformation," a deity from the Arosi section of San Cristobal, where porpoise drives are frequently made for the teeth which are used as a currency. Carver: Sao of Natagera, Santa Ana, for W. Davenport. |
| Length | 199 cm |
| Credit Line | William Kohler Expedition; William H. Davenport, 1967 |
| Other Number | P9 - Other Number |
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