Wooden effigy of man

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Object Number 07-45-70/72633

Display Title Wooden effigy of man

Descriptions

Inventory Description Carving, male figure, carved features, incurving feet, perforated nose, cracked

Classification

Carving

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Additional Geographic Terms Humbolt Bay

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 53.5 x 12.7 x 13.5 cm (21 1/16 x 5 x 5 5/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 07-45-70/72633/ 72633

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