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Frame, carved, 3 human portraits and 2 tiki figures, linear design, paua shell i
Frame, carved, 3 human portraits and 2 tiki figures, linear design, paua shell i
Object Number 2003.1.2663
Display Title Frame, carved, 3 human portraits and 2 tiki figures, linear design, paua shell i
Descriptions
Object Description Frame, carved, 3 human portraits and 2 tiki figures, linear design, paua shell inlay
Inventory Description Frame, carved, 3 human portraits and 2 tiki figures, linear design, paua shell i
Classification
  • Frame
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Materials Wood, Paua, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 67.2 x 53.5 x 4.9 cm (26 7/16 x 21 1/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2003.1.2663; Gift of Mrs. / FW Putnam 1917 / Probably given to / FW Putnam while
Provenance
Donor Mrs. Frederic Ward Putnam (1917)

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