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Carved wooden head (male)
Carved wooden head (male)
Object Number 37-126-50/3270
Display Title Carved wooden head (male)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bust, carved wood, male, incised facial features and hair, cracked
Classification
  • Bust
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yaounde
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 12.5 x 8 cm (7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-126-50/3270

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