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Wooden male figure, carved on legs, on one side the carving appears to have been
Wooden male figure, carved on legs, on one side the carving appears to have been
Object Number 973-24-70/5358
Display Title Wooden male figure, carved on legs, on one side the carving appears to have been
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden male figure, carved on legs, on one side the carving appears to have been re-worked. Pointed base suggests figure was inserted in another object. 3l: h.
Inventory Description Sculpture, standing male, perforated nose, incised legs, pointed end
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya / New Guinea
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 78 x 7 x 7.7 cm (30 11/16 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-24-70/5358/ Bar/ 4
Provenance
Donor Donated by Estate of Eliot Elisofon

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