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Object Number
999-4-70/5763
Display Title
Openwork carving
Descriptions
Object Description
Openwork carving of abstract form comprised of crouching figures oriented in profile clutching beak-like objects, terminating in a larger projecting beak form. One element, approximately 5 cm. in length, broken and missing.
Inventory Description
Carving, openwork, tall and narrow, 4 crouching figures, white and orange
Classification
- Carving
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: 98 x 21 x 3.9 cm (38 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-4-70/5763
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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