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Carved wooden ancestor figure (kawe) 36" high - 1 leg missing
Carved wooden ancestor figure (kawe) 36" high - 1 leg missing
Object Number 61-53-70/3955
Display Title Carved wooden ancestor figure (kawe) 36" high - 1 leg missing
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, standing female, one leg missing, hands clasped, nose pierced
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya / New Guinea / Village of Otsjanep
Materials Wood, Reed, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 78.2 x 13.5 x 12 cm (30 13/16 x 5 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-53-70/3955

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