Title

Skull of a dead Rain-Maker from New Ireland. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Skull of a dead Rain-Maker, with the features moulded and decorated. The skull is kept by a living rain-maker and is used in rain-making ceremonies. From New Ireland, from the British Museum's collection.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B80_017

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (1,6Mb) / 14,2in x 13,7in / 4256 x 4113 (300dpi)

Keywords

face body skull museum ceremonial color colour colourful dead Papua New Guinea death location British Museum expression image studio shot artefact concept artifact black background New Ireland CM Dixon moulded the body object Unknown Dixon CM CM Dixon Mike Dixon rain-maker CM Dixon object