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Carving in wood
Object Number 18-25-70/D979
Display Title Carving in wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, dual faced anthropomorphic figure, knobbed head, hooked nose
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 6.2 x 5 cm (8 7/8 x 2 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-979; New Guinea

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