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Object Number
17-41-50/B1790
Display Title
Chief's back rest, brass bound
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Backrest, wood, central post with two legs and two arms, covered metal
Classification
- Backrest
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 82 x 35.5 x 48 cm (32 5/16 x 14 x 18 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B1790
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|
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| |
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| ||
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|
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| ||
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| ||
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| |
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| |
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