Figure
93-23-6
From: New Guinea | Sepik River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 93-23-6 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Sepik River |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Shell | Pigment |
| Iconography | Man | Bat? |
| Description | Carved wood figure of a man (or bat?), crouching, arms on thighs, on a round base. Ridged tail. Long narrow face, open loop nose, large pointed ears. Projecting round eyes, inlaid with cowrie shells. Reddish tan and (around eyes and tip of nose) white pigment. Dark dots on chest. |
| Height | 58.5 cm |
| Width | 18 cm |
| Depth | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Richard L. Miller and Linda Hodgman, 1993 |
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