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Object Number
2004.29.22920
Display Title
Carved and painted wooden statuette of a woman
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea - / German / Region of Sepik River / Melanesia / Oceania / Fetish "porte-crane" off a / taboo house - conventionalized / woman with flattened body, / ornamented with linear / decoration - eyes of mother- / of pearl."
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Sepik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
Sepik
Dimensions
Overall: 30.4801 × 7.9375 cm (12 × 3 1/8 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.22915 | Carved and painted anthropomorphic wooden statuette |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22914 | Carved and painted anthropomorphic wooden statuette |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22918 | Carved and painted wooden statuette of a man wearing a mask |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22305 | Carved wooden statuette |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22925 | Carved and painted wooden statuette |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22913 | Carved and painted anthropomorphic wooden statuette |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22303 | Carved wooden statuette |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22302 | Carved wooden statuette |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22300 | Carved wooden statuette |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22304 | Carved wooden statuette |
New Guinea
| ||
|
Media Restricted
| 2004.29.22921 | Painted skull |
Sepik
| ||
| 2004.29.22916 | Carved and painted ceremonial mask |
Sepik
|