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55-13-67

From: New Britain | West Nakanai

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 55-13-67
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lakalai
Provenience New Britain | West Nakanai
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Feather | Peel | Pigment
Description

Wood, with central boss. Red reed bands crisscrossed over boss and near each end, and on reverse near hand hold. Painted decoration in red, white, black, and brown, blue: an obverse, large "double eye" pattern on each side of boss, with smaller motif at each end; on reverse, mostly in narrow horizontal bands. Completely feather-edged.

Length 151 cm
Width 22 cm
Credit Line New Britain Expedition; Ward Goodenough and C. A. Valentine, 1955

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