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Object Number
26-46-20/F583
Display Title
Wooden effigy - painted for ceremonial
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved seated on stool, wearing indigenous cap, traces of red pigment
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Towali
- Tupí
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
Additional Geographic Terms
San Blas
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 8.5 x 8 cm (10 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
F583
Provenance
Collector
A. Hyatt Verrill
(1926)
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