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Mermaid
Object Number 28-6-60/D3257
Display Title Mermaid
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, anthropomorphic torso, fish tail, tufts of animal hair, teeth and cla
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Materials Reptile claw, Hair, Clay, Pigment, Tooth, Wood, Papier mache, Wool, Fishskin
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 13 x 13.5 cm (14 15/16 x 5 1/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/3257
Provenance
Donor Donated by Carrie F. Lamb (1928)

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