Figure
House Ornament
29-50-632
From: New Guinea | Tshabanaut
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-632 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Tshabanaut |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Grass | Pigment |
| Description | Wooden. Female. Hands on knees which are spread. Lower legs broken off. Wears a grass kilt. Painted red; face red and white; white stripes on shoulders and breast; concentric circles round navel. Original label: "Hung up in hut as ornament (Dekoratstuck)" |
| Height | 42 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number | 555 - Other Number |
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