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Wooden idol ("mon") - snake, very rare
Wooden idol ("mon") - snake, very rare
Object Number 39-17-70/1425
Display Title Wooden idol ("mon") - snake, very rare
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden idol ("mon") - snake, very rare
Inventory Description Carving, spiraling openwork cylinder, zoomorphic head, pigment decoration
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / Pam
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 42.5 x 21 x 20.5 cm (16 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1425

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