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Bamboo spear thrower ornamented with a zoomorphic monster of sculpted wood
Bamboo spear thrower ornamented with a zoomorphic monster of sculpted wood
Object Number 2004.29.22299
Display Title Bamboo spear thrower ornamented with a zoomorphic monster of sculpted wood
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Guinea / Melanesia / Oceania / Bamboo spear thrower ornamented with a zoomorphic / monster of sculpted wood, black patination."
Department Photographic
Culture
  • New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 4.445 × 21.9075 cm (1 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.)

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