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Chief's Funerary Figure (Uli)
Culture
Mandak
Date19th century
OriginLelet Plateau, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood, pigment, parinarium nut , opercula of the turbo snail
Dimensions42 9/16 x 11 x 10 1/4 in. (108.1 x 28 x 26 cm.)
Collection AreaPACIFIC ISLANDS
Credit LineGift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object number1955.251.15
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Antoine-Louis Barye
Original model c. 1840; this cast possibly 1876-1884