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Openwork carving
Object Number 999-4-70/5762
Display Title Openwork carving
Descriptions
Object Description Openwork carving of abstract form with conjoined "S"-shaped elements, a triangular terminal, and a human head oriented in profile. One element, approximately 6.5 cm. in length, broken and missing.
Inventory Description Sculpture, ovate, openwork carved curvilinear design, brown and white paint
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Date 1962 or earlier
Culture
  • Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya / New Guinea
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 78.5 x 14 x 3 cm (30 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1 (pigment fragments)
Label on object 999-4-70/5762
Credit Line Gift of Robert G. Gardner
Provenance
Collector Robert G. Gardner (1962 - 3/11/99)
Donor Robert G. Gardner (1962 - 3/11/99)

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