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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 Subjects:
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