carving (art)

Painted wood carving of Adam and Eve. Eve is on the left, and Adam is on the right. Both have brown hair and eyebrows, and both are holding a large green leaf. Above them is a tree with green leaves and three red fruit. A snake with red, white, and green patterns descends from the tree, with a red apple in its mouth. Adam and Eve stand on a textured, wooden base. Poland.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2016.112
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 365 mm x 170 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; woodwork
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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