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Stone tiki, unpolished, 16 in. h.
Stone tiki, unpolished, 16 in. h.
Object Number 973-24-70/5345
Display Title Stone tiki, unpolished, 16 in. h.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved lava, standing female, arms clasped, carved features, flat bac
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Windward Islands / Tahiti
Additional Geographic Terms Society Islands
Materials Lava
Dimensions Overall: 39.2 x 23 x 15.4 cm (15 7/16 x 9 1/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-24-70/5345
Provenance
Donor Donated by Estate of Eliot Elisofon

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