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Artist / Maker : |
Field Museum of Natural History
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Title : |
Carved Wooden Ancestral Figure
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Date (Execution) : |
n.d.
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Geographical Origin : |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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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 6 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 a human figure, wearing a mask, with otherwise somewhat crudely carved features. The figure has an elaborate headdress, is wearing a loincloth, is facing right, and has an elongated nose.
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Accession # : |
E003.1.1-6
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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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