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Object Number 36-105-70/427
Display Title Wooden pillow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headrest, carved wood, upcurved platform, cylindrical legs, brown and buff
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 11 x 3.8 cm (9 13/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/427

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