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Wood figure
Object Number 18-20-70/D1255
Display Title Wood figure
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, standing male on rectangular base, striped element on head, painted
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 213 x 30 x 26 cm (83 7/8 x 11 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 18-20-70/D1255
Provenance
Provenance Field Museum of Natural History (1918)
Collector K.K. Historisches Hofmuseum
Collector Field Museum Expedition

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