Wealth Token
62-19-74
From: New Guinea | Eastern Highlands, New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Native Name | Gerua |
Object Number | 62-19-74 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Gimi |
Provenience | New Guinea | Eastern Highlands, New Guinea |
Locus | Labogai census district | Hegeturu Community |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Pigment |
Description | Gerua board made as boast of wealth at pig festivals and later abandoned; decorated with red, black and yellow circles and triangles. |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard B. Glick, 1962 |
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