Carved wood figure, male

Museum number:
11-38417
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2219
Description:
Male figurine of carved ironwood with peg base; figurine’s knees are bent and have wooden object between them
Donor:
Klaus Koch and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Pirimapun village vicinity, Cassowary Coast, Asmat regency, Papua
Culture or time period:
Asmat
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works), Figurines, and Men (male humans)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Carved wood figure, male, accession number 11-38417, described as Male figurine of carved ironwood with peg base; figurine’s knees are bent and have wooden object between themHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Carved wood figure, male, accession number 11-38417, described as Male figurine of carved ironwood with peg base; figurine’s knees are bent and have wooden object between them

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