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Spearhead, carved wood grotesque figure
Spearhead, carved wood grotesque figure
Object Number 2004.24.17248
Display Title Spearhead, carved wood grotesque figure
Descriptions
Object Description Spearhead (51542) Carved wood- grotesque figure (1390). Society or Hervey Isl. Hervey Island: Rarotonga (1390). Taken by F.P. Orchard November 1944.
Subject
  • Spearhead
  • Grotesque
  • Carved
  • Wood
  • Figure
Department Photographic
Date 1944
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Polynesian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / Cook Islands / Rarotonga
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)

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