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Wooden effigies - male
Wooden effigies - male
Object Number 24-11-50/B3771.1
Display Title Wooden effigies - male
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurine, carved wood, human figure, black pigment, incised facial features, car
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 8.4 x 5.3 cm (14 3/16 x 3 5/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 24-11-50/B3771.1

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