Head rest of carved wood with supports in form of stylised human figures

Made:
1901-1920 in Papua New Guinea
Head rest of carved wood with supports in form of stylised

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Head rest of carved wood with supports in form of stylised
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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
type:
head rest
credit:
Hotel Drouot (Paris)