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Boy looking at wooden posts with faces carved in them, erected in front of a house
Boy looking at wooden posts with faces carved in them, erected in front of a house
Object Number 04-19-70/10874.1.75
Display Title Boy looking at wooden posts with faces carved in them, erected in front of a house
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "Borneo / Sarawak / Acc. no. 04-19 / Gift of W.H. Furness, 3rd, 1907 / Posts erected in front of a house after a head hunt."
Department Photographic
Date 1897
Artist Dr. William H. Furness, III
Culture
  • Bornean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo / Sarawak
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 × 15.875 cm (4 1/2 × 6 1/4 in.)
Historical Language
Museum staff recognize the offensive nature of the term “head hunter” in describing the photographed individuals and activities. The term is listed here as it is part of the original documentation of past collecting practices and past methods of analysis.
Provenance
Donor Donated by Free Museum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania

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