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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.1931.103 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name skull Description Human skull, stretched and deformed. The top half of the skull is exposed and the face is overmodelled using a bark, vegetable fibre and clay base, that has been painted with red and black pigment. The lips are parted bearing some teeth. The skull is attached to a length of bamboo acting as a pedastal. The decorated head formed part of a complete figure, called a rambaramp which played an important part in the funerary ceremonies of the dead man. Collected in 1907 by Paymaster Lieutenant Commander F. W. Branford R.N. of Southbridge House, Bury St Edmunds in 1931 (retired). Production place Melanesia, Vanuatu, Malakula Production period 19th Century, late, 20th Century, early Material human remains, teeth, bark fibre, vegetable fibre, bamboo, clay, pigment Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:R.1931.103
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

skull
Description

Human skull, stretched and deformed. The top half of the skull is exposed and the face is overmodelled using a bark, vegetable fibre and clay base, that has been painted with red and black pigment. The lips are parted bearing some teeth. The skull is attached to a length of bamboo acting as a pedastal. The decorated head formed part of a complete figure, called a rambaramp which played an important part in the funerary ceremonies of the dead man. Collected in 1907 by Paymaster Lieutenant Commander F. W. Branford R.N. of Southbridge House, Bury St Edmunds in 1931 (retired).
Production place

Melanesia, Vanuatu, Malakula
Production period

19th Century, late, 20th Century, early
Material

human remains, teeth, bark fibre, vegetable fibre, bamboo, clay, pigment

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