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55-17-10
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-10 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Cotton | Pigment |
| Description | Full length. Additions of "false" beard (indiandina); feather ball (tokwi-ina) and armlets which were worn during funeral ceremonies (Pukamani). Represents fully dressed pukamani man. Cotton wool replaces the usual feathers. No native name. |
| Height | 65 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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