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Wood figure
Object Number 18-20-70/D1256
Display Title Wood figure
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, standing female on rectangular base, cap 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: 183 x 32.5 x 22.4 cm (72 1/16 x 12 13/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 18-20-70/D1256
Provenance
Provenance Field Museum of Natural History (1918)
Collector K.K. Historisches Hofmuseum
Collector Field Museum Expedition

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