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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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