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Canoe figure heads
Object Number 07-45-70/72755
Display Title Canoe figure heads
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carvings, curved openwork panels, anthropomorphic figures, 1 broken
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Jendee; Roon Island; Geelvink Bay
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 72.4 x 15.5 x 4.1 cm (28 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 72755

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