Head rest of carved wood with supports in form of stylised human figures
- Made:
- 1901-1920 in Papua New Guinea
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Head rest of carved wood with supports in form of stylised human figures, painted and inlaid with line, from Huon Gulf district of New Guinea, 1901-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A97205
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
-
height 165 mm
width 170 mm
thickness 110 mm
- type:
- head rest
- credit:
- Hotel Drouot (Paris)
