| Catalog Number |
CAS 2016-0005-0038 |
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| Category |
Carvings |
| Object Name |
Wood carving (meeting house) |
| Culture |
Micronesian: Palauan |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Palau |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
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| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Island: Koror, Western Caroline Islands |
| Maker's Name |
unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1972 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Wood |
| Description |
Three dimensional wood carving depicting a men’s meeting house, carved from a single piece of wood; Bas relief details display the steeply pitched, thatched roof and story board designs of a traditional meeting house; Such structures are used only by men's societies. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 29.9, Width = 7.6, Length = 9.4 |