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Object Number 38-112-70/1023
Display Title Wooden head rest
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headrest, oval platform, footed base, carved and painted face motif
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River Region
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 14.2 x 34 x 15 cm (5 9/16 x 13 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-112-70/1023/ L52-2/15

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