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Story board
Story board

Story board

Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
mid-20th century
Object PlacePapua New Guinea
Medium/TechniqueWood, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 150 x 100 x 5 cm (59 1/16 x 39 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz
Accession number2008.1626
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeremonial artifacts
Provenance1998, sold by Allan Waller Antiques, Essex, MA to Jeffrey Horvitz; 2008, gift of Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz to the MFA. (Accession date: January 21, 2009)
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