Wooden fish charm, human face

Museum number:
11-2844
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Accession number:
Acc.1942S
Description:
Wooden fish charm; human face and head; light pitting wood with pearly shell eyes; brown; black and yellow pigment.
Donor:
Donald Simmons
Collection place:
Fly River, Danmoree Island, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Gogodara
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
July 31, 1942
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960) and S1958-1959 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (April 3, 1959–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wooden fish charm, human face, accession number 11-2844, described as Wooden fish charm; human face and head; light pitting wood with pearly shell eyes; brown; black and yellow pigment.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wooden fish charm, human face, accession number 11-2844, described as Wooden fish charm; human face and head; light pitting wood with pearly shell eyes; brown; black and yellow pigment.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden fish charm, human face, accession number 11-2844, described as Wooden fish charm; human face and head; light pitting wood with pearly shell eyes; brown; black and yellow pigment.

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