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Carved wooden bird - temple piece or "Tiki"
Carved wooden bird - temple piece or "Tiki"
Object Number 55-51-70/3766
Display Title Carved wooden bird - temple piece or "Tiki"
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooden bird - temple piece or "Tiki"
Inventory Description Ornament, carved wooden bird, gold overall, red at mouth and undersides of wings and body, small mirrored discs on head, wings, and tail, metal hook protruding from tail, metal ring and bar protruding from mouth
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Java?
Materials Wooden support , Gold leaf , Glass , Iron , Paint
Dimensions Overall: 33 × 31.5 × 9.1 cm (13 × 12 3/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55-51-70/3766

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