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Object Number 07-45-70/72743
Display Title Pillow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headrest, carved wood, curved platform, zoomorphic, brown pigment, rough
Classification
  • Headrest
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Meosboendi Wiak, Biak, Island; Schouten group; Geelvink Bay
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 44 x 8.7 x 12.5 cm (17 5/16 x 3 7/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72743

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