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1954.2.114

Beeswax duck figure with beads inlaid in the face to create eyes. Balances on a wooden stick. [ASh [OPS move] 02/06/2016]

1954.2.114

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Collection type
Object
Description
Beeswax duck figure with beads inlaid in the face to create eyes. Balances on a wooden stick. [ASh [OPS move] 02/06/2016]
Geographical reference
Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Mazaruni River
Cultural groups
Akawaio
Person
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: 1942-1951
Date collected
1951 - 1952
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Wax, Material Wood Plant, Material Bead, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Inlaid
Dimensions
Height: max 15 mm duck, Length: max 141 mm stick, Height: max 16 mm duck, Diameter: max 4 mm stick, Length: max 38 mm duck
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.2.114

Search terms: Figure, Toy and Game, Animal Figure, Toy

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