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Object Number
973-46-70/5394
Display Title
Nuts or pits, some whole, others halves, carved in sepik style, depicting human
Descriptions
Object Description
Nuts or pits, some whole, others halves, carved in sepik style, depicting human faces. Stained a deep purple
Inventory Description
Sculptures, red nuts or pits, carved human faces, hooked noses
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
Materials
Nut
Dimensions
Overall: 4.6 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm (1 13/16 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
13
Label on object
973-46-70/5394
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