Ancestral image

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Object Number 07-45-70/72721

Display Title Ancestral image

Descriptions

Inventory Description Carving, standing figure with shield-like object at front, right arm only, conic

Classification

Carving

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Additional Geographic Terms Dorek; Cape Mamori, near; Geelvink Bay, Northwest coast of

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 31.5 x 12.2 x 11.6 cm (12 3/8 x 4 13/16 x 4 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 72721

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07-45-70/72720	Ancestral image	Carving	Papua New Guinea
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08-36-70/74187	Ancestral image	Figurine	Eastern Lepanto Northern Nueva Vizcaya
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38-79-70/919	Large wooden ancestral image	Figurine	Nias Island
983-30-70/5525	Ancestral board	Carving	Papua New Guinea
983-30-70/5524	Ancestral board	Carving	Papua New Guinea
38-79-70/928	Small stone ancestral image - blackened	Figurine	Nias Island
38-79-70/918	Large wooden ancestral image - male	Figurine	Nias Island
38-79-70/917	Large wooden ancestral image - male	Figurine	Nias Island
08-36-70/74190	Ancestral image	Figurine	Northern Nueva Vizcaya Eastern Lepanto

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