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Female(?) wooden figure with string of pink beads, in witch doctor's basket
Female(?) wooden figure with string of pink beads, in witch doctor's basket
Object Number 39-64-50/3487
Display Title Female(?) wooden figure with string of pink beads, in witch doctor's basket
Descriptions
Object Description Female(?) wooden figure with string of pink beads around neck, 2 5/8 " high, in witch doctor's basket (cf .50/3459)
Inventory Description Wood figurine, human, standing, pink beads at neck, shell inlay top
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benguela Highlands
Materials Wood, Glass, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm (2 11/16 x 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-64-50/3487
Credit Line Gift of the Rev. Merlin W. Ennis

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