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An ethnographic over modelled ancestor skull, c. Early 20th…
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Sydney
Date:
13-Dec-2009
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Description:
An ethnographic over modelled ancestor skull, c. Early 20th century, of human bone, the visage sculpted in clay decorated with polychrome pigments, exposed upper teeth below woven fibre headband and coconut fibre coiffure, the rear and base of skull exposed inscribed with catalogue reference M140, Bismark Archipelago, 26 x 24 cm
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Category:
Tribal: New Guinean