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Carved wooden headrest, upturned crescent platform, incised decoration
Carved wooden headrest, upturned crescent platform, incised decoration
Object Number 07-45-70/72729.1
Display Title Carved wooden headrest, upturned crescent platform, incised decoration
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden headrest, upturned crescent platform, incised decoration
Classification
  • Headrest
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Papua
Additional Geographic Terms Pom. Jappen, Jabi, I.; Geelvink Bay
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 27.5 × 39.5 × 10.5 cm (10 13/16 × 15 9/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 07-45-70/72729.1 / 72729

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