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Object Number
17-41-50/B1904
Display Title
Carved crescent shaped box
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved crescent shaped box
Inventory Description
Box, carved wood, half-moon shape, incised and pigmented designs
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Wood , Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 26 x 11.5 cm (2 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B.1904
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George Howe, A.C. Coolidge, and Oric Bates, 1917
Provenance
Collector
Lt. G. Mackenzie
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Oric Bates
(07/1917)
Donor
Donated by
Prof. A. C. Coolidge
(07/1917)
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. George P. Howe
(07/1917)
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