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Object Number 2004.29.24815
Display Title Tekoteko (carved human form)
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Zealand / Polynesia / New Zealand"
Department Photographic
Culture
  • New Zealand
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Dimensions Overall: 15.875 × 3.81 cm (6 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

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