Carved crescent shaped box

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Object Number 17-41-50/B1905

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

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Congo

Materials Wood, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 31.5 x 14 cm (2 7/8 x 12 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object B.1905

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