Neck Rest
58-17-32
From: New Guinea | Sepik River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-32 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Sepik River |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Rattan | Pigment |
| Description | Head piece of carved wood, legs of cane (?) stalks (or a similar material) bent over head and tied beneath it. Head piece in full relief; center section has two large perforations; each end piece is a crocodile head. Shallow carving on center and ends; traces of white (lime) paint in carving. |
| Height | 16 cm |
| Length | 40.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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