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Top of pike with anthropomorphic form made of mastic, latex and fiber
Top of pike with anthropomorphic form made of mastic, latex and fiber
Object Number 2004.29.23173
Display Title Top of pike with anthropomorphic form made of mastic, latex and fiber
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Hebrides / Melanesia / Top of pike formed / of Mastic, of latex / and fibres. Fetish / head; red, black, & / white with a head- / dress of plaited straw."
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Vanuatu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 5.08 cm (5 1/2 × 2 in.)

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