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Object Number
2004.29.23997
Display Title
Carved wooden figure of Shark God
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Hawaii / Polynesia / Hawaiian / Shark God from Government Museum"
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Native Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Dimensions
Overall: 6.35 × 16.8275 cm (2 1/2 × 6 5/8 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.23998 | Carved wooden figure of Shark God, Akua Mano |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.23996 | Carved wooden figure of Eel God, Rapanui |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.24070 | Carved stone figure of Kalakanas fish-god |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.24086 | Carved wooden idol of Koila Moku, god of medicine |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.23995 | Carved wooden anthropomorphic figure |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.23994 | Carved wooden figure with four heads |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.24041 | Carved wooden anthropomorphic figure with hair, side |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.24040 | Carved wooden anthropomorphic figure with hair, back |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.24042 | Carved wooden figure |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.24017 | Carved wooden staff with anthropomorphic figure, front |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.24027 | Carved wooden anthropomorphic figure |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.29.24024 | Carved wooden staff with anthropomorphic figure, front |
Hawaii
|