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Object Number 18-21-50/B2095
Display Title Idol
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurine, carved wood, seated male, hands on chest, incised features, split
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern; Metat, near
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 12.5 x 10.4 cm (18 1/8 x 4 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 18-21-50/B / 2095 / green dot

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