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Bird ornament
Bird ornament
Bird ornament
DepartmentAsia

Bird ornament

NameAvian figure
Artist Artist not recorded
DateEarly 20th century
Place madeMalampa, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
MediumClay, possibly spider web, natural pigments, fiber rope
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1970.34.17
Object numberFA.1970.34.17
Collections
DescriptionSimplified bird form in the general shape of an X. The figure is molded with brown clay, with short rounded wings, and the neck banded in orange pigments. A rope is attached at the center back.
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