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Object Number 04-45-50/64148
Display Title Club
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden stick, human head, incised, brass tacks, ornate hairdo.
Classification
  • Club
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola / <State> / <County> / <City> / 300 miles east of Benguela
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa, central
Dimensions Overall: 55 x 5 x 6.1 cm (21 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64148

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