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Object Number
2004.29.22917
Display Title
Painted human skull
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea - German / Region of Sepik River / Melanesia / Oceania / Painted skull, white / and black on brownish- / red foundation. - eyes / of two shells."
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Sepik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
Sepik
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5575 × 5.08 cm (6 1/8 × 2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 2004.29.22921 | Painted skull |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22916 | Carved and painted ceremonial mask |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22920 | Carved and painted wooden statuette of a woman |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22918 | Carved and painted wooden statuette of a man wearing a mask |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22914 | Carved and painted anthropomorphic wooden statuette |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22915 | Carved and painted anthropomorphic wooden statuette |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22913 | Carved and painted anthropomorphic wooden statuette |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22919 | Mask with long beak |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22697 | Carved wooden figure |
New Mecklenburg
New Ireland Province | ||
| 2004.29.22922 | Large ceremonial mask of carved and painted wood |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22924 | Large ceremonial mask with long beak from carved and painted wood |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22700 | Mask made of skull and clay |
New Ireland Province
New Mecklenburg |