Accession No
MN0241.71
Description
Carved wooden head, lozenge-shaped, with symmetrical facial features and a hole near the top of the forehead. The reverse is plain, with tool marks and yellow ?adhesive remains attached.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Simbu Province; Kundiawa
Period
20th century
Source
Poignant, Roslyn [bequeather]; Poignant, Axel [bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
MN0241.71
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; ?Plastic
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
Poignant donation description notes: '46- Carved wooden head from Kundiawai, Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Carved by a local deaf and dumb boy. Purchased from him, 1968- 1969'.
Event Date 7/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton
Description (Physical description)
Carved wooden head, lozenge-shaped, with symmetrical facial features and a hole near the top of the forehead. The reverse is plain, with tool marks and yellow ?adhesive remains attached.
Event Date 7/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton
FM:296199
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