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1907.60.22

Small carved chalk human male figure. [DCF Court Team 28/1/2003]

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1907.60.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small carved chalk human male figure. [DCF Court Team 28/1/2003]
Long description
Small carved human male figure in chalk. The figure's hands are clasped at his waist and his hair is incised on the back. A small mount of red pigment is in a carved groove around his waist. [SM (Verve) 06/03/2013]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
New Ireland Bismarck Archipelago
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source William Ockelford Oldman
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
Before 1907
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1907
Materials and processes
Material Chalk Stone, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Height: max 184 mm, Width: max 63 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1907.60.22

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