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Turtle figure in wood
Object Number 99-12-70/53608
Display Title Turtle figure in wood
Descriptions
Object Description Effigy of turtle in wood with black stone inlay in proper lefft eye. Perforated hole on the ventral side of the neck, presumably for hanging.
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved turtle, perforated at neck, burnished
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Chile / Rapa Nui
Materials Wood, Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 8 x 13 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53608
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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