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Male figure hook with two prongs
Object Number 47-73-70/2804
Display Title Male figure hook with two prongs
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hanger or hook, carved wood standing male figure, extended legs, anchor shaped hanger at feet, notch behind head
Classification
  • Hook
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Upper
Materials Wood , Soot
Dimensions Overall: 40 × 9.9 × 5.5 cm (15 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2804

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