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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Oceanic; Melanesian
Title:Agibe or skull hook
Date Made:20th century
Type:Armament
Materials:wood, polychrome paint
Place Made:Oceania; Melanesia; Malay Archipelago; New Guinea; Gulf Province
Measurements:34 x 13.5 x 1 in.; 86.36 x 34.29 x 2.54 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1979.30.31
Credit Line:Gift of Mary S. Olmsted (Class of 1941)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
flat figure carved to waist, very large head; face, torso, and arms have carved and painted designs.

Tags:
indigenous people

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