Pigment Container
| Object Number: | 29-50-584 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea Yamanum |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Length: | 13 cm |
| Width: | 2.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number: | 492 - Other Number |
Description
Wooden. Oval, with carved representation at the ends of the (?) head and tail of a tortoise. The sides are fully carved with curvilinear decoration and at the base of the "tail", below, is a pit marking the (?) cloaca
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