Betel nut mortar - supported by carved wooden figure – Objects

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Object Number 47-73-70/2842

Display Title Betel nut mortar - supported by carved wooden figure

Descriptions

Inventory Description Sculpture, standing human, arms over head holding bowl, bark breechcloth

Classification

Sculpture

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Additional Geographic Terms Lower Sepik-Bien

Materials Wood, Barkcloth, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 5.4 x 4.1 cm (6 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 47-73-70/2842; L85

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