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Object Number
2004.29.24229
Display Title
Chief's collar ornament of carved human bone
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Marquesas Island / Polynesia / Tiki - chief's collar / ornament of human / bone sculptured. / On one side is an / anthropometric / fetish with hands / folded over the body. / On the other side a / conventionalized person / with large head & / arms & legs separated."
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Marquesan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
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Marquesas Islands
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 × 4.445 cm (3 × 1 3/4 in.)
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| 2004.29.24235 | Chief's collar ornament of carved human bone |
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| 2004.29.24231 | Chief's collar ornament of carved human bone |
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| 2004.29.24230 | Chief's collar ornament of carved human bone |
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| 2004.29.24243 | Chief's collar of carved human bone |
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| 2004.29.24244 | Chief's collar of carved human bone |
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| 2004.29.24242 | Chief's collar of carved human bone |
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| 2004.29.24241 | Chief's collar of carved human bone |
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| 2004.29.22275 | Chief's collar ornament with fetish mask and shells |
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| 2004.29.22276 | Chief's collar ornament with small mask |
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| 2004.29.24232 | Ear ornament of carved sea ivory |
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| 2004.29.24233 | Ear ornament of carved sea ivory and shells |
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| 2004.29.24237 | Ear ornament of carved sea ivory and shells |
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