German Ethnographic Museums

Tim Simmons · 25th March 2011, 07:24 PM

This picture is from the Linden museum Stuttgart. There is a similar sculpture in the Dalhem but on my visit, the New Guinea Sepik section it is housed in was roped off so I was unable to get a picture. It is also fixed to the gable end of the mens house and is said to be for the display of trophy skulls/ancestor skulls { that is my translation using a pocket English/German dictionay }

What is most stricking is the similarity to Micronesian "Dilukai" Is there a cultural link? google Dilukia and you could be lead to believe not? However one seems to be the heavy version and the other, scary lady lite to use a marketing term.

25th March 2011, 07:24 PM	#25
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	This picture is from the Linden museum Stuttgart. There is a similar sculpture in the Dalhem but on my visit, the New Guinea Sepik section it is housed in was roped off so I was unable to get a picture. It is also fixed to the gable end of the mens house and is said to be for the display of trophy skulls/ancestor skulls { that is my translation using a pocket English/German dictionay } What is most stricking is the similarity to Micronesian "Dilukai" Is there a cultural link? google Dilukia and you could be lead to believe not? However one seems to be the heavy version and the other, scary lady lite to use a marketing term. Attached Images Last edited by Tim Simmons; 25th March 2011 at 08:10 PM.