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Object Number
40-24-50/4927
Display Title
Melanoxylon - black wood figure of hippopotamus; trade piece
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved wooden hippopatamus
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Wau
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 4.3 x 11 x 3.8 cm (1 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-24-50/4927
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