Face cast, No. 125, Wiremu Nera te Kanae, New Zealand
Artist
Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N.Y.
Artist
Otto Finsch
1839 - 1917
Date1879-1882
MediumPlaster, paint
Dimensions8 11/16 × 12 5/8 × 6 5/16 in. (22 × 32 × 16 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Object numberE 1735
DescriptionHead cast of a male from the neck up on a gray background. The skin of the cast is painted brown and the hair and facial hair are black. On the bottom right of the gray background "No. 36" is written. On the base of the neck the number "125" is carved in. On the back of the cast there is a metal loop at the top for hanging and there is a label that says "Polynesian Type" in the back upper right corner.On View
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Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N.Y.
1879-1882
Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N.Y.
1879-1882
Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N.Y.
1879-1882
Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N.Y.
1879-1882
Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N.Y.
1879-1882
Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N.Y.
1879-1882
Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N.Y.
1879-1882
Tlingit
c. 1200; mid-1950s