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Pestle

Papua New Guinea, Murik Lakes Region, 1900-1966

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Pestle

Papua New Guinea, Murik Lakes Region, 1900-1966

Physical Qualities Wood, fiber, 25 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (64 x 8 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Elizabeth Heffernan, Washington, D.C.
Object Number 1990.181
Human figure with nose curving down to chest is finial; 5 bands of design motif called 'Kalikali' (Yabem term) encircle handle; 1 band encircles neck of figure
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 1990; Elizabeth Heffernan

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