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Object Number
17-41-50/B1595
Display Title
Bark treasure or honey container, wooden head on top
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Jar, cylindrical sewn bark body, carved head lid, broken pedestal base
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mangbetu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Belgian Congo
Materials
Wood, Bark, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 44.2 x 12.9 x 13.3 cm (17 3/8 x 5 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
17-41-50/B1595; B.1595. / 17-41-50/90-54
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