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Object Number
61-53-70/3948
Display Title
Carved wooden ancestor figure (kawe) - 88.5 cm (34 3/4") high
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Sculpture, standing male, hands at shoulders, incised design, black, chipped
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Indonesia
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Western New Guinea
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Irian Jaya
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New Guinea
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Village of Otsjanep
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Organic, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 89 x 13.5 x 10.7 cm (35 1/16 x 5 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
61-53-70/3948; 570
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