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1971.31.1.3

Carved wooden head carrier. Roughly hourglass shaped with incised bands at either end. [IL [OPS Move] 14/6/2017]

1971.31.1.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden head carrier. Roughly hourglass shaped with incised bands at either end. [IL [OPS Move] 14/6/2017]
Long description
Carved wooden head carrier. Roughly hourglass shaped with incised bands at either end. Peg at one end fits into perforation at the top of the female figure's [1971.31.1 .1] head. Supports carved bowl or pot [1971.1 .4]. [IL [OPS Move] 14/6/2017]
Person
Field collector D.J.M. MacKenzie
PRM source D.J.M. MacKenzie
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1952
Date collected
circa 1952
Acquisition information
Donated: 1971
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 49 mm, Height: max 66 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1971.31.1.3

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