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Artist / Maker : |
Field Museum of Natural History
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Title : |
Carved Wooden Ancestral Figures
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Date (Execution) : |
unknown
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Geographical Origin : |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Cultural Group : |
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Style / Period : |
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Medium / Material : |
paper
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Support / Technique : |
black and whited printed postcard
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Object Type : |
picture postcards
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Visual Description :
Number 3 of a series of 10 different postcards packaged in a matching envelope. The series was produced by the Field Museum of Natural History and is entitled "Anthropology Set No. 20 - 10 Cards - 20 Cents HUMAN AND ANIMAL FIGURES, NEW GUINEA" The postcard depicts two carved human figures, wearing masks, with otherwise somewhat crudely carved features. They are also wearing loincloths and are facing left.
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Accession # : |
E003.1.1-3
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Width (cm) : |
8.90
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Height (cm) : |
14.00
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Depth (cm) : |
0.00
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Mandatory Credit : |
Gift of Mary Hayes and Tony Melci
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Artist Statement : |
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