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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Oceanic; Melanesian
Title:Figure with butterfly proboscis
Date Made:20th century
Type:Sculpture
Materials:wood, black paint
Place Made:Oceania; Melanesia; Malay Archipelago; New Guinea; East Sepik Province
Measurements:Overall: 29 1/2 in x 5 in x 3 1/2 in; 74.9 cm x 12.7 cm x 8.9 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1979.30.35
Credit Line:Gift of Mary S. Olmsted (Class of 1941)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
male figure; face has a butterfly proboscis and tall crown; carved designs on chest, crown, faces, and knees

Tags:
indigenous people

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