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Anthropomorphic figure covered with painted bark cloth, back view
Anthropomorphic figure covered with painted bark cloth, back view
Object Number 2004.24.14533
Display Title Anthropomorphic figure covered with painted bark cloth, back view
Descriptions
Object Description Grotesque human effigy, covered with painted tapa- back view. Easter Island. Photograph by F.P. Orchard.
Keywords
  • Effigy
  • Studio
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Tapa
  • Paint
  • Figure
  • Human
  • Effigy
  • Grotesque
Department Photographic
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Polynesian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Chile / Rapa Nui
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)

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