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Grotesque figure of an animal, in wood
Grotesque figure of an animal, in wood
Object Number 73-5-70/7131
Display Title Grotesque figure of an animal, in wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved and painted zoomorphic figure, pig? perforated base, shell eye
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / New Ireland Province
Materials Wood, Shell, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 58 x 13 x 18 cm (22 13/16 x 5 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 7131
Provenance
Donor Donated by Boston Society of Natural History

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