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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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