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Carved male elephant
Object Number 41-53-50/5434
Display Title Carved male elephant
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden figurine, male elephany, incised decoration.
Classification
  • Figurine
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bassa
  • Bassa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Monrovia, E of: Firestone's Plantation, near; Du and Farmington, area btwn
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 60 x 14.5 x 24.5 cm (23 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-53-50/5434

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