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Object Number 17-41-50/B1647
Display Title Small fetish figure of hard brown wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurine, carved wood, human figure, incised features, brown stain
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bateke?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 11.7 x 2.2 x 2.3 cm (4 5/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B1647, 1190

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