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Object Number
2004.24.17257
Display Title
Wooden human and bird figures
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden human and bird effigies. Easter Island. Taken by F.P. Orchard, November 1944. Cat. Nos. 53592; 53594; 53606.
Keywords
- Studio
- Ethnographic
- Effigy
Subject
- Wood
- Bird
- Figurine
- Effigy
- Human
Department
Photographic
Date
1944
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Polynesian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Chile
/
Rapa Nui
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.17255 | Wooden figures, human, fish, and animal |
Rapa Nui
| ||
| 2004.24.17259 | Wooden figures - bird, turtle, spoon |
Rapa Nui
| ||
| 2004.24.17258 | Wooden fishes head, wooden house ornaments, cast of stone |
Rapa Nui
| ||
| 2004.24.17273 | Two wooden human effigies |
Admiralty Islands
| ||
| 2004.24.17249 | Carved lava figures man and fish |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.24.17256 | Wooden figures, quadrupled in wood |
Rapa Nui
| ||
| 2004.24.17247 | Wooden figure of the Fisherman's God, Great Ears |
Rarotonga
| ||
| 2004.24.17274 | Wooden effigy bowl |
Admiralty Islands
| ||
| 2004.24.17262 | Wood clubs from Samoan Islands |
Tonga
| ||
| 2004.24.17253 | Human effigy in wood |
New Zealand
| ||
| 2004.24.17252A | Wooden dish proabably awa bowl |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.24.17276 | Wooden oil dish |
Fiji
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