Search Results

Image 1 of 1

Wind-raising charm, Doiom, 19th century
Lead, fiber, ochre, obsidian
17.8 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm (7 x 3.5 x 3 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.398

Zoom this image

Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Collected by Robert Bruce. W.D. Webster Collection, Oxon, England, Sept. 1897; Pitt Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset, 1898." (Catalog #503, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 170.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Sorcerers made wind and rain charms to control the weather. They were customarily carved of volcanic stone (for some examples, see Moore, 1984: pl. 59, figs. 492, 495, pl. 60, figs. 498, 500; and Moore, 1989: fig. 23). This one was fashioned from a lead ingot used as a ballast weight, probably obtained from Europeans or from a European shipwreck. It is the only one of its type known. Its heft and glow must have been truly magical." (Catalog #503, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 170.) 1988 - Wilson, 1988: 36 (right). 1980 - Sotheby's, London, Dec. 2, 1980. 1904 - Haddon, 1904, pl. xvi, 353, and fig. 7. 1897 - Webster, Sept. 1987.

Related Keywords
Doiom charm raising Wind Francisco San Museums Arts Fine Gift Promised 170 p 2 Volume 2005 Friede John Marcia Jolika Masterpieces Art Guinea New 503 Catalog 1898 Dorset Farnham Museum Rivers Pitt 1897 Sept England Oxon Webster D W Bruce Robert by Collected Oceania Strait Torres Australia object Ritual obsidian ochre fiber Lead 0709200406050247 A365311 L05.1.398 AOA