Horizontal Frieze, 19th century. Wood, Turbo petholatus opercula, pigment, 9 x 25 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (22.9 x 64.8 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.1508. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 01.1508_acetate_bw.jpg)
Horizontal Frieze, 19th century. Wood, Turbo petholatus opercula, pigment, 9 x 25 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (22.9 x 64.8 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.1508. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.01.1508_print_front_bw.jpg)
Horizontal Frieze
Arts of the Pacific Islands
MEDIUM
Wood, Turbo petholatus opercula, pigment
DATES
19th century
DIMENSIONS
9 x 25 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (22.9 x 64.8 x 14 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Pacific Islands
ACCESSION NUMBER
01.1508
CREDIT LINE
Brooklyn Museum Collection
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Wooden bird carving that was made to be shown with other figures on the back wall of a special dance hall. The condition is fair. There are numerous repaired breaks on the piece, including many horizontal breaks through the proper right wing. In addition, the central bird head, the left end of the central crescent, the upper proper left wing, and the tail feathers of the small bird on this side, have been reattached. There are two missing areas of wood. The largest is located on the upper most red fringe section on the proper right wing. The second loss occurs on the red band below the upper most band, on a carved element close to the bird's body.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Horizontal Frieze, 19th century. Wood, Turbo petholatus opercula, pigment, 9 x 25 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (22.9 x 64.8 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 01.1508. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 01.1508_acetate_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 01.1508_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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