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Wooden dance ornament - stuck in hat or hair; standing human figure; +
Wooden dance ornament - stuck in hat or hair; standing human figure; +
Object Number 40-12-70/1738
Display Title Wooden dance ornament - stuck in hat or hair; standing human figure; +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, carved wood shaft topped with standing male figure, black and white
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 51.5 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm (20 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1738

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