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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Oceanic; Melanesian
Title:Gope Hawrissia
Date Made:20th century
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Wood and paint--red, black, white
Place Made:Oceania; Melanesia; Malay Archipelago; New Guinea
Measurements:34 x 5.5 x .25 in.
Accession Number:  MH 1964.15.V.L
Credit Line:Gift of Cedric H. Marks
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Long, narrow, flat carving that tapers at ends; bottom has shape similar to a blunted fish tail. Face painted in center surrounded by boomerang pattern.

Tags:
indigenous people

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