Skull with molded features - painted red and white – Objects

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Object Number 47-72-70/2702

Display Title Skull with molded features - painted red and white

Descriptions

Inventory Description Clay over human skull, painted, cowrie shell eyes, hair attached

Classification

Ethnographic

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Sepik

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Middle; Nyourangai

Materials Bone, Hair, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 17 x 26 x 17 cm (6 11/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 47-72-70/2702

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Media Restricted	47-73-70/2820	Human skull with molded features	Special	Papua New Guinea
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Media Restricted	38-112-70/1025	Human skull, sculptured with clay and painted	Special	Papua New Guinea
	29-5-10/A6352	Earthenware figurine fragments, with molded and applied facial features; all red bodied except for one black bodied; one has hair in the paste	Figurine	Site 5; Image Cave
	2001.1.739	Cermic jar, red and brown on white, painted human face, moulded features, animal	Jar	Central America
Media Restricted	24-49-70/D2128	Prepared skull	Ethnographic	Papua New Guinea
	09-3-30/75523	Ceramic jar, human effigy, molded headdress, facial features, ear ornaments, mol	Jar	Recuay
	2004.24.33950.1	Katsina doll "Koo'awkatsina." Flat female figure. Painted in orange, green, yellow, brown and black. The kilt is white with orange stripes. The arms are yellow and green. The head is green w/ black features. The back and side are also painted.		Moenkopi
Image Not Available for Skull (moulded features)	30-71-70/L154	Skull (moulded features)		New Guinea

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