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Grave post
Object Number 04-18-70/63044
Display Title Grave post
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, 2 sided post, anthropomorphs, red, white, plant fiber headdress
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / New Caledonia
Materials Wood, Pigment, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 145 x 22 x 12.6 cm (57 1/16 x 8 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63044; 45.126 / Cambridge; 8.PEABODY/H

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