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Male Figure with Overmodeled Skull

Date:: late 19th–early 20th century
Geography:: Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River
Culture:: Iatmul people
Medium:: Wood, human skull, clay, cowrie shells, hair, fiber, paint
Dimensions:: H. 65 x W. 10 x D. 3 in. (165.1 x 25.4 x 7.6 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession Number:: 1979.206.1636b

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