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Object Number
83-14-50/30221
Display Title
Carved ivory figure, representing white man
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved tourist ivory figure, representing white man
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved ivory, seated male, wearing Western dress, bare feet
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Africa / Angola
Africa / Angola
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm (4 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
83-14-50/30221
Provenance
Collector
Mr. John B. Sparhawk
(1857)
Donor
Mrs. John B. Sparhawk
(06/1883)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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