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Tree-fern sculpture used in rites of passage by the Suque community

19th Century

MAS
Antwerp, Belgium

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Title: Tree-fern sculpture used in rites of passage by the Suque community
Date Created: 19th Century
Location: Vanuatu [island group]
Physical Dimensions: height: 216cm – width: 33cm – depth: 44cm
Subject Keywords: Ethnographic collection
Type: Figure
Medium: Tree fern (Cyatheales)
ID: AE.1972.0003.0001
Department: Ethnographic collection – Oceania
Acquisition: Purchased from G. Ghesquière (1972)

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