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Me ru pepuen, chief's seat
Me ru pepuen, chief's seat
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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