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Object Number
36-105-70/468
Display Title
Human head stuffed with clay - either ancestor or enemy
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Human head, filled with clay and fibers, wood handle for neck
Classification
- Special
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Papua; Suki Creek, neighbourhood of; lower middle Fly, Western Division
Dimensions
Overall: 42 x 34 x 18 cm (16 9/16 x 13 3/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-105-70/468
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