Male figure hook with four prongs

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Object Number 47-73-70/2867

Display Title Male figure hook with four prongs

Descriptions

Inventory Description Hanger or hook, carved wood standing male figure, base with four carved triangular prongs, notch at top of head, braided bamboo strips around one arm

Classification

Figurine
Hook

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Additional Geographic Terms Sepik Coast Village

Materials Wood , Bamboo , Soot

Dimensions Overall: 50 x 12 x 10 cm (19 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 47-73-70/2867

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