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Object Number
30-2-50/B4950
Display Title
Me ru pepuen, chief's seat
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chair, circular seat, carved human heads on back supports and legs, painted
Classification
- Chair
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bamum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, central
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 85 x 50 x 50 cm (33 7/16 x 19 11/16 x 19 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B4950
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1930 - 1930)
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