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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Oceanic; Melanesian
Title:Model of a house
Date Made:early 20th century
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:Wood, paint, and natural fiber
Place Made:Oceania; Melanesia; Malay Archipelago; New Guinea
Measurements:overall: 12 3/8 x 14 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 31.4325 x 37.7825 x 19.685 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.117
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Model of a structure. Front and back entrance, painted with geometric designs and faces in ochre, white, and black paint. Straw thatching on slated roof and wooden poles holding up from ground.

Tags:
indigenous people

Subjects:
Indigenous peoples

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