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Wooden figure made for trade by a Gio artist - of inferior workmanship. Instead
Wooden figure made for trade by a Gio artist - of inferior workmanship. Instead
Object Number 33-55-50/135
Display Title Wooden figure made for trade by a Gio artist - of inferior workmanship. Instead
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden figure made for trade by a gio artist - of inferior work+
Inventory Description Carved wooden statue, human, male, incised with loincloth, teeth.
Classification
  • Statue
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Pigment, Cotton, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 54.5 x 16 x 10.2 cm (21 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-55-50/135
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1933 - 1933)
Seller Donated by Dr. George W. Harley (1933)

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