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Effigy of fish
Object Number 09-5-70/74482
Display Title Effigy of fish
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, effigy of fish, curved and flat, shell inlay design, painted black
Classification
  • Carving
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Materials Wood, Shell, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 20.3 x 6.5 x 1.8 cm (8 x 2 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45-102; 17.019; SE 1765; 74482

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