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38-8-45

From: United States of America | Maine

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38-8-45
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Penobscot
Provenience United States of America | Maine
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Technique Carved
Description

Carved from a tree root which forms the head and has been carved with a human face and three horns. Handle painted green with excised design, a willow leaf and bird tracks.

Length 61.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Rodman Wanamaker III, 1938

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