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Carved bamboo lime-box at the left; at the right a lime box made from human bone
Carved bamboo lime-box at the left; at the right a lime box made from human bone
Object Number 12-61-70/10861.1.410
Display Title Carved bamboo lime-box at the left; at the right a lime box made from human bone
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Ifugao / 7-b 88 At left bamboo lime box- at right lime-box made / of human bone. / Ifugaos of Banaue / Gift of / W C. Forbes, 1912"
Department Photographic
Date 1898-1912
Culture
  • Ifugao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / <County> / Banaue
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 15.88 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor William Cameron Forbes

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