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Object Number
2004.24.18192
Display Title
Ancestral figure of balk
Descriptions
Object Description
Ancestral figure of balk. Museum of Leipzig. New Mecklenburg. Acc. No. 46-54. 3 x 4. Photograph F.B. Pleasants.
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Effigy
- Studio
Subject
- Figure
- Balk
- Ancestor
Department
Photographic
Artist
Frederick Rhodes Pleasants
Culture
- Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
New Ireland Province
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.18213 | Ancestral figure |
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Vanuatu
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| 2004.24.18193 | Carved Uli figure |
New Ireland Province
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New Britain
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| 2004.24.18215 | Painted pottery |
Papua New Guinea
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| 2004.24.18204 | Bird shaped eating dish |
Admiralty Islands
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| 2004.24.18214 | Carved figure |
Papua New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.24.18194 | Carved face mask |
New Ireland Province
| ||
| 2004.24.18291 | Ancestral figure embodying family spirit for burial ceremonies |
Bondiagara
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| 2004.24.18279 | Ancestral figure |
Mali
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New Guinea
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| 2004.24.18212 | Decorative canoe prow board |
Trobriand Islands
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