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Object Number
999-35-70/5838
Display Title
Funerary post
Descriptions
Object Description
Funerary post; standing figure with white pigment; mounted on a base
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved wood, standing human with headdress, black wood base
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Dayak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Malaysia
/
Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Additional Geographic Terms
South Borneo; Kalimantan
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 102.5 x 9.1 x 7.2 cm (40 3/8 x 3 9/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-35-70/5838; Exh / 124
Credit Line
Gift of Boris Magasanik & Helen Donis-Keller
Provenance
Collector
Boris Magasanik
(9/78 - 12/15/99)
Donor
Boris Magasanik
(9/78 - 12/15/99)
Seller
Gallery 43
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