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Head - wooden totem
Object Number 05-34-70/65417
Display Title Head - wooden totem
Descriptions
Object Description Head - wooden totem
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved wood face, shell disc inlay, pigmented features, 4 teeth
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms Polynesia
Materials Wood, Shell, Horn, Stone, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 60 x 32.5 x 14 cm (23 5/8 x 12 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65417

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