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P4565A

From: New Ireland | Northern New Ireland

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number P4565A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Ireland | Northern New Ireland
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Cotton
Description

Kepong. Human face, dark, with operculum eyes, surmounted by sculptured bird. Head covering of red trade cloth with white dots. Second, smaller carved bird in front of face. Large ears, each with a bird perched on a snake. Ears and small carved bird now detached.

Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1913
Other Number 2213 - Other Number

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