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55-13-26

From: New Britain | West Nakanai

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 55-13-26
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lakalai
Provenience New Britain | West Nakanai
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Plant Fiber | Pigment
Description

Carved wood. Standing man. Painted red, white, black; with vegetable fibre wig. Used in solo performance in mortuary rites.

Credit Line New Britain Expedition; Ward Goodenough and C. A. Valentine, 1955

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