Weather charm

Title

Weather charm

Identifier

ABDUA:3270

Description

Carved chalk stone with stylised human head in a phallic shape. Planes of face carved, with features incised and drilled. Traces of blue pigment and red pigment. Used to be display in the Bowie case in the South Gallery.

Date

1800-1920

Format

35mm CD

Coverage

Melanesia, Vanuatu [New Hebrides]

Source

stone, chalk, pigment

Publisher

Bowie, Dr Ron