Stick, carved wood head

Museum number:
11-42728
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
64 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3562
Description:
Stick, wood, carved head on top, jequirity seed eyes, black and white painted face, knotted fiber through nose, ear. 84.0 cm. Called "Gordon Stick" by donor, collector.
Donor:
Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:
Fly River, Danmoree Island, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Gogodara
Collector:
Caroline Mytinger
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
July 22, 1980
Context of use:
Called "Gordon Stick" by donor, collector.
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
length 84 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Stick, carved wood head, accession number 11-42728, described as Stick, wood, carved head on top, jequirity seed eyes, black and white painted face, knotted fiber through nose, ear. 84.0 cm. Called "Gordon Stick" by donor, collector.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Stick, carved wood head, accession number 11-42728, described as Stick, wood, carved head on top, jequirity seed eyes, black and white painted face, knotted fiber through nose, ear. 84.0 cm. Called "Gordon Stick" by donor, collector.

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