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| Material Information |
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Title: |
Dual ancestral costume |
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Physical Description: |
Wood, rattan, raffia, cassowary feathers, seeds, nassa and cowrie shells, human hair, paint |
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Creator: |
Iatmul people |
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Affiliation: |
University of Florida -- Harn Museum of Art -- Oceanic |
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Donor: |
Gift of Dr. Samuel Spring ( endowment ) |
| Subjects |
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Subject: |
Costume
20th century |
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Genre: |
realia |
| Notes |
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General Note: |
Woven basketry cone shaped from topped with traditional Sepik human head made of clay and painted designs. Large shell eyes, typical nose and protruding tongue. Hair beard. Face encircled in shells, embedded with clay. On basketry torso is the "dual" |
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