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Object Number 47-73-70/2856
Display Title Carved wooden betel nut mortar
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, anthropomorphic face, incised curvilinear design, oval mortar on top
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Derbaub; Sepik River, on coast near mouth of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 8.4 x 5 cm (4 13/16 x 3 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2856; [L-88]

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