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1911.1.79

Carved chalk figure of male. [DCF Court Team 28/1/2003]

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1911.1.79

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved chalk figure of male. [DCF Court Team 28/1/2003]
Long description
Carved chalk figure of male. This hands are clasped at his waist and his head and upper torso are decorated with dashes of ?green pigment. [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 Edward Burnett Tylor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Donated: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Chalk Stone, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height: max 355 mm, Width: max 102 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.1.79

Search terms: Figure, Religion

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