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Wooden figure of bird, painted with red and black. Used in curative +
Wooden figure of bird, painted with red and black. Used in curative +
Object Number 39-17-70/1398
Display Title Wooden figure of bird, painted with red and black. Used in curative +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, birdlike figure with 2 crests, brown and black pigment, broken
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / Kamwa
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 47.5 x 19.5 x 8.5 cm (18 11/16 x 7 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1398

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