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Funerary post
Object Number 999-35-70/5837
Display Title Funerary post
Descriptions
Object Description Funerary post; seated figure, weathered wood; mounted on a base
Inventory Description Figurine, carved wood, seated human with headdress, black wood base
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 54.6 x 10.5 x 11.6 cm (21 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-35-70/5837
Credit Line Gift of Boris Magasanik & Helen Donis-Keller
Provenance
Collector Boris Magasanik (1/78 - 12/15/99)
Donor Boris Magasanik (1/78 - 12/15/99)
Seller Galerie des 5 Continents

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