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Object Number
36-105-70/360
Display Title
Carved wooden mortar for premastication of betel nut for the toothless
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Sculpture, standing male, carved facial features, hooked nose, mortar on head
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials
Wood, Organic
Dimensions
Overall: 17.1 x 7 x 8.9 cm (6 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-105-70/360
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