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Figure sans head
Object Number 69-30-10/1689
Display Title Figure sans head
Descriptions
Object Description Human body carved in wood. Figure sans head
Inventory Description Carving, wood, human figure, headless, perforated belly and neck, arm mended
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 15.6 x 3.8 x 1.7 cm (6 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1689 & 1689
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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