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Object Number
2004.24.18211
Display Title
Two spatulae handles from the Trobriands
Descriptions
Object Description
Two spatulae handles from the Trobriands. A.W. Fuller Collection. New Guinea. Acc. No. 46-54. 3 x 4 cf Frith, Art and Life in New Guinea. page 55 (Peabody Museum). Photograph F.B. Pleasants.
Subject
- Decorated
- Handle
- Spatula
Department
Photographic
Artist
Frederick Rhodes Pleasants
Culture
- Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Trobriand Islands
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Trobriand Islands
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Trobriand Islands
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Chihuahua
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