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"Da dema" figures
Object Number 27-59-70/D2887
Display Title "Da dema" figures
Descriptions
Object Description "Da dema" figures
Inventory Description Sculpture, wood hand, pigment and seeds adhering, fiber, fur and seed fringe
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Wood, Seed, Fiber, Fur, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 39 x 22 x 0.7 cm (15 3/8 x 8 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 25
Label on object D/2887

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Sculpture, wood backing, 3 projections, fiber and fur fringe, seed and resin
27-59-70/D2887.3 Sculpture, wood backing, 3 projections, fiber and fur fringe, seed and resin
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Fragments of sculpture, grey and red seeds, resin, fiber, feathers, fur, claw?
27-59-70/D2887.8 Fragments of sculpture, grey and red seeds, resin, fiber, feathers, fur, claw?
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Sculpture, wood backing, 2 bird motif, seeds adhering with resin, yellow paint
27-59-70/D2887.2 Sculpture, wood backing, 2 bird motif, seeds adhering with resin, yellow paint
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Sculpture, wood, two crests, fiber and feather fringe, seed and pigment decor
27-59-70/D2887.9 Sculpture, wood, two crests, fiber and feather fringe, seed and pigment decor
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Sculpture, wood, 2 projections, decorated with gray and red seeds and pigment
27-59-70/D2887.10 Sculpture, wood, 2 projections, decorated with gray and red seeds and pigment
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Sculpture, wood, 3 crests, perforated, feather and fiber fringe, seed and pigmen
27-59-70/D2887.11 Sculpture, wood, 3 crests, perforated, feather and fiber fringe, seed and pigmen
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Sculpture, large hand, wood with red and grey seeds on resin, notched handle
27-59-70/D2887.7 Sculpture, large hand, wood with red and grey seeds on resin, notched handle
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Sculpture, hand, wood backing, red seeds in resin, 1 bent finger, fragments
27-59-70/D2887.5 Sculpture, hand, wood backing, red seeds in resin, 1 bent finger, fragments
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Sculpture, sewn wood arm, red and gray seeds adhered to surface with resin
27-59-70/D2887.1 Sculpture, sewn wood arm, red and gray seeds adhered to surface with resin
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Sculpture, arm wood backing, red and grey seeds on resin, one finger broken
27-59-70/D2887.6 Sculpture, arm wood backing, red and grey seeds on resin, one finger broken
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Sculpture, 3 prongs, round cutout, perforated, seed and pigment decoration
27-59-70/D2887.12 Sculpture, 3 prongs, round cutout, perforated, seed and pigment decoration
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea
Sculpture, human arm, wood backing, red and grey seed design, broken finger
27-59-70/D2887.4 Sculpture, human arm, wood backing, red and grey seed design, broken finger
Sculpture
Papua New Guinea