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Betel nut mortar, wooden ancestral figure, and wooden hanger
Betel nut mortar, wooden ancestral figure, and wooden hanger
Object Number 2004.24.23852
Display Title Betel nut mortar, wooden ancestral figure, and wooden hanger
Descriptions
Subject
  • Ancestor
  • Figure
  • Hanger
  • Mortar
  • Wood
Department Photographic
Date 1965
Artist Arsen E. Charles
Culture
  • Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 x 8.89 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)

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