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Object Number
07-45-70/72676
Display Title
Figure head for bow of canoe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carvings, bird perched on other figures, phallic handle, pigmented, 1 perforated
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Djamna; North Coast New Guinea; Humbolt Bay, West of
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 22.5 x 3.8 cm (14 15/16 x 8 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
07-45-70/72676/ 72676
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Carving
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Sculpture
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