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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
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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