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Object Number
973-11-70/5257
Display Title
Carved and painted wood sculpture, decorated with "guri-guri" shells. Two beaks
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved and painted wood sculpture, decorated with "guri-guri" shells. Two beaks point in opposing directions. 25 1/2" x 6". 7 1/2" dia.
Inventory Description
Carving, wood, anthropomorphic face, 2 spikes, noded, cowrie eyes, pigmented
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
Madang Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Papua New Guinea, South central coast
Materials
Wood, Cowrie, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 66 x 16.5 x 11 cm (26 x 6 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-11-70/5257
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 973-11-70/5288 | "guri" shell bracelet, 2-ply fiber frame, over which shells are lashed with sing |
Bracelet
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 973-11-70/5290 | "guri" shell bracelet, frame constructed of 2-ply fiber, string of shells looped |
Bracelet
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 973-11-70/5285 | "guri" shell neckalce, "worn by women", 7 in. diam, knotted end, loop fastener. |
Necklace
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 973-11-70/5291 | Guri shell bracelet (necklace?), thick 2-ply fiber frame; each shell individuall |
Necklace
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 973-11-70/5289 | "guri "shell necklace, 3 yds |
Necklace
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 973-11-70/5287 | Guri shell bracelet |
Necklace
|
Southern Highland?
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 981-20-10/58628 | Necklace with beaks, claws, etc. |
Necklace
Shaft, modified |
United States
| |
| 35-25-30/1036 | Collar - 6 munami attached by their beaks to string of red and blue + |
Necklace
|
Tucano?
| |
| 30-54-70/D3452.4 | Jabiru beaks |
Faunal
|
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory | |
| 30-54-70/D3452.5 | Jabiru beaks |
Faunal
|
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory | |
| 20-30-50/B2563 | "Parrot beaks" |
Modified Lithic
Raw Material |
El Azrir
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Bird beaks
| 13-50-10/91489 | Bird beaks |
Site n
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