Wooden idol, resembling stick with carved human head, string run thru +

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Object Number 39-17-70/1444

Display Title Wooden idol, resembling stick with carved human head, string run thru +

Descriptions

Object Description Wooden idol, resembling stick with carved human head, string run thru +

Inventory Description Sculpture, anthropomorphic figure, knobbed head, 2 glass beads, fiber cord

Classification

Sculpture

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Nubuai
Nuboai

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Dutch New Guinea

Additional Geographic Terms Waropen Coast; Geelvink Bay

Materials Wood, Glass, Vegetable fiber, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 16 x 4.7 x 1.6 cm (6 5/16 x 1 7/8 x 5/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 1444

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