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1938.36.953

Headrest carved from a single piece of wood, with the base intricately carved in a stylised kneeling human shape. [RH [OPS Move] 11/4/2017]

1938.36.953

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Collection type
Object
Description
Headrest carved from a single piece of wood, with the base intricately carved in a stylised kneeling human shape. [RH [OPS Move] 11/4/2017]
Long description
Headrest carved from a single piece of wood, with the base intricately carved in a stylised kneeling human shape. The seat is oval and concave. The bottom of the base of the human form is broken in two places on one side. [RH [OPS Move] 11/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Tewai-Siassi District Umboi Island [Rook Island] Barim village
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 05/1937
Date collected
May 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Height: max 171 mm, Width: max 74 mm, Length: max 163 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.953 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 896

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Figure, Headrest

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