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Carved wooden tray with human and animal head carvings
Carved wooden tray with human and animal head carvings
Object Number 47-73-70/2839
Display Title Carved wooden tray with human and animal head carvings
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tray, carved wood, oval dish with human and animal heads on either side, knotted plant fiber strung through holes in septum, base of neck, and ears
Classification
  • Tray
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Middle
Materials Wood , Plant fiber , Soot
Dimensions Overall: 38.5 × 7.8 × 6.3 cm (15 3/16 × 3 1/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2839

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