Wooden figure of woman made for tourist trade

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Object Number 37-77-50/2606

Display Title Wooden figure of woman made for tourist trade

Descriptions

Inventory Description Carved wooden figurine, woman, incised, metal teeth, loincloth.

Classification

Raw Material
Figurine

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Materials Wood, Pigment, Cotton, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 55.6 x 15 x 12 cm (21 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-77-50/2606

Provenance

Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937 - 1937)

Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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	970-1-10/51262	Model of Navajo loom (probably made for tourist trade). height 23.5 cm, width 16	Sculpture	Arizona
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	54-52-70/3632	Wood statue of Chinese or acculturated aborigine; probably for tourist trade	Statue	Taiwan
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