Title

Human carving

Mediumwood

Dimensions15 1/4 × 5 5/8 × 3 3/4 in. (38.7 × 14.3 × 9.5 cm)

Object number00.200.738

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionRare, large carving of a human figure. Most of right arm missing. Part of one foot also damaged and missing. Indications that it may have been mounted, with hole in the bottom of the remaining foot and a peg sticking out of the crown of the head. Left ear missing, other ear has hole. Etched facial markings including prominent lips of the mouth.ProvenanceNorth America

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