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Wooden bird
Object Number 47-73-70/2832
Display Title Wooden bird
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved bird, outstretched neck, incised wings, ridged perforated back
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tambanum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Middle; Tambonum
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 29.5 x 9.5 x 2.4 cm (11 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2832; L-80

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