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Carved figure
Object Number 27-5-70/D2990
Display Title Carved figure
Descriptions
Object Description Carved lava figure, woman. While the donor possibly described the object as an "Hawaiian female idol--made and worshiped by natives," the figure is "possibly [a] fraud."
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved lava, kneeling female, ridged hair, broken foot
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Lava
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 11.4 x 12.8 cm (11 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/ 2990
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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