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Carved wooden house idol - human effigy
Carved wooden house idol - human effigy
Object Number 39-17-70/1443
Display Title Carved wooden house idol - human effigy
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, squatting human, perforated nose, bead eyes, bead and fabric tassel
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nuboai
  • Nubuai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Waropen Coast; Geelvink Bay
Materials Wood, Glass, Cotton, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 7.1 x 7.1 cm (12 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1443

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