Post #531027 by Zeta on Tue, May 18, 2010 3:07 PM

From the book " Art of the Pacific" by Anne D'Alleva
From the chapter: Island Melanesia: The path of peace (page 76)
53. Figure (nalik) New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
Wood, Pigment, height 3'9 3/4 (1.16 m). Presented to the British Museum in 1936 by Mr. A Lockwood. British Museum, London.

The head is emphasized visually because this is where the individual's power lies.