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58-17-72
From: Dutch New Guinea | New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-72 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Asmat (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Dutch New Guinea | New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Seed | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Head. Solid, hard, medium brown wood. Triangular head is flat on top, and flattened on back. Mouth with teeth indicated is far under the curve of the face and cannot be seen if face is held upright. Nose pierced, has a small wooden plug through it. Ears pierced at top, one has a string with two seeds tied in. Use not known. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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