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Carved wooden human figure - conventional style; black with red hair
Carved wooden human figure - conventional style; black with red hair
Object Number 40-12-70/1890
Display Title Carved wooden human figure - conventional style; black with red hair
Descriptions
Inventory Description Statue, carved wood, standing male figure, red hair, incised design, cracked
Classification
  • Statue
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Roruana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Additional Geographic Terms Roruana
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 68.5 x 19.2 x 19.2 cm (26 15/16 x 7 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1890

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