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Object Number
2004.24.18213
Display Title
Ancestral figure
Descriptions
Object Description
Ancestral figure. Sepik River. New Guinea. Acc. No. 46-54. 3 x 4. Photograph F.B. Pleasants.
Subject
- Anthropomorphic
- Ancestor
- Figure
Department
Photographic
Artist
Frederick Rhodes Pleasants
Culture
- Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Sepik River
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2004.24.18214 | Carved figure |
Papua New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.24.18191 | Carved ancestral figure and cylinder |
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| 2004.24.18215 | Painted pottery |
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| 2004.24.18193 | Carved Uli figure |
New Ireland Province
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Bondiagara
| ||
| 2004.24.18279 | Ancestral figure |
Mali
| ||
| 2004.24.18210 | Handles of spatula with bird's head motif |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.24.18211 | Two spatulae handles from the Trobriands |
Trobriand Islands
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Trobriand Islands
| ||
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New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.24.18207 | Decorative head of staff |
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