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Wood carving of native hunter preparing a beehive
Wood carving of native hunter preparing a beehive
Object Number 40-65-50/5117
Display Title Wood carving of native hunter preparing a beehive
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden figurine, male, 1 knee resting on barrel, stooped, on a base
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese West Africa: Angola; Benguela Highland
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 21.8 x 13 x 6.8 cm (8 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-65-50/5117

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