Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1889.34.125

Model of dugong with recessed cavity in back.

On display

1889.34.125

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Model of dugong with recessed cavity in back.
Person
Field collector Alfred Cort Haddon
Field collector Cambridge Torres Straits Expedition
PRM source Alfred Cort Haddon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1888
Date collected
?1888
Acquisition information
Donated: 1889
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 421 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1889.34.125

Search terms: Figure, Hunting, Dance, Religion, Animal Figure, Hunting accessory, Amulet