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Headdress Effigy (Hareiga)

late 19th–early 20th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 354

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  • Title: Headdress Effigy (Hareiga)
  • Date: late 19th–early 20th century
  • Geography: Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
  • Culture: Chachet Baining people
  • Medium: Barkcloth, paint, bamboo, leaves
  • Dimensions: H. 15 ft. × W. 30 in. × D. 36 in. (457.2 × 76.2 × 91.4 cm)
  • Classification: Bark-Sculpture
  • Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969
  • Object Number: 1978.412.1495
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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