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Object Number 973-46-70/5397
Display Title Painted pit or pod, with figurative motifs, among them a standing black figure w
Descriptions
Object Description Painted pit or pod, with figurative motifs, among them a standing black figure with grass skirt, a full length lion (?), plus smaller figures of crabs, butterflies and snakes Perforated at top. Strand of black and red seed beads attached as handle.
Inventory Description Gourd container, painted figurative designs, black and red bean loop
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms Melanesia?
Dimensions Overall: 44 x 7.4 x 7.4 cm (17 5/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-46-70/5397

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