Small fetish figure of hard brown wood

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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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