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English: Korwar reliquary: ancestor figure protecting the household. Wood and human crane, Geelvink Bay, Irian Jaya (Indonesia), late 18th century.
Français : Reliquaire korwar : figure d'ancêtre protégeant la maisonnée. Bois et crâne humain, baie de Geelvink, Irian Jaya (Indonésie), fin du XVIIIe siècle.
Dimensions H. 55 cm (21 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Pavillon des Sessions
Accession number
MH 34.87
Credit line Collected by Admiral Duperrey, 1824; former Lesson-Garnot collection; on deposit from the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle/Musée de l'Homme
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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