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Wooden hanger with bird-like carvings
Wooden hanger with bird-like carvings
Object Number 47-72-70/2725
Display Title Wooden hanger with bird-like carvings
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, suspension hook end, dual carved eyes and abstract beak design
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 39 x 16 x 2.5 cm (15 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/2725
Provenance
Collector Cornelius Crane (1930)
Donor Donated by Cornelius Crane (December 10, 1947)

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