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Object Number
27-56-70/D2795
Display Title
Staff with carved human figures
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Staff, wood, standing painted human wearing cap on shaft, fiber band at feet
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
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<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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Village of Boeti
Additional Geographic Terms
Maro, Merauke, River, near mouth of
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 150.2 x 5.8 x 6 cm (59 1/8 x 2 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D2795
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