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Object Number
07-45-70/72740
Display Title
Amulet
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Sculptures, stoppers? anthropomorphic knobbed heads, carved, on cylinders
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Meosboendi Wiak, Biak, Island; Schouten group; Geelvink Bay
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm (5 5/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
72740
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-45-70/72738 | Set of amulets |
Sculpture
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 07-45-70/72736 | Amulet |
Sculpture
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 07-45-70/72737 | Amulet |
Sculpture
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 07-45-70/72718 | Amulet |
Sculpture
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 07-45-70/72717 | Amulet |
Sculpture
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 07-45-70/72719 | Amulet |
Sculpture
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 07-45-70/72716 | Amulet |
Sculpture
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 07-45-70/72715 | Amulet |
Sculpture
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 39-17-70/1447 | House idol of wood partly wrapped with black cloth |
Sculpture
|
Dutch New Guinea
| |
| 07-45-70/72739 | Amulets |
Ornament
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 39-17-70/1444 | Wooden idol, resembling stick with carved human head, string run thru + |
Sculpture
|
Dutch New Guinea
| |
| 60-55-70/3919 | Carved wooden head rest - 23 1/2" long |
Sculpture
|
New Guinea
|