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figure, carved

human history
  • Description

    Folk art wood carving of two hanging monkeys.

    One monkey holds onto the other monkey by the back legs and its tail is outstretched and ends in a loop to which a fibre cord is attached, the monkeys are decorated in black and red paint

  • Place
    Indonesia
  • Accession Number
    1981.99
  • Accession Date
    06 Mar 1981
  • Other Id

    M2065 (miscellaneous)

    B52 (Dunningham)

  • Department

    World

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  • figure, carved, 1981.99, M2065, B52, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 11 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, carved, 1981.99, M2065, B52, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 11 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, carved, 1981.99, M2065, B52, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 11 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, carved, 1981.99, M2065, B52, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 11 Sep 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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