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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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