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Standing male figure, wood, with bird headdress, 15 in. h, Said to have been pu
Standing male figure, wood, with bird headdress, 15 in. h, Said to have been pu
Object Number 974-29-70/5431
Display Title Standing male figure, wood, with bird headdress, 15 in. h, Said to have been pu
Descriptions
Object Description Standing male figure, wood, with bird headdress, 15 in. h, Said to have been purchased from a man who worked on a fishing boat in the Easter Island area, 1904-6.
Inventory Description Statue, standing male with bird on head, pronounced ribs and spine, flat base
Classification
  • Statue
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1906
Culture
  • Polynesian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Chile / Rapa Nui
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 45.9 x 15 x 7.9 cm (18 1/16 x 5 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 974-29-70/5431
Provenance
Donor Bob Worl (05/1974)
Donor Rosita Faith Worl (05/1974)

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