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Wooden figurine - at a wedding placed before the hut where the bridal couple was
Wooden figurine - at a wedding placed before the hut where the bridal couple was
Object Number 37-105-50/3149
Display Title Wooden figurine - at a wedding placed before the hut where the bridal couple was
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden figurine - at a wedding placed before the hut where the bridal couple was to spend the first night
Inventory Description Figurine, standing female, striped cotton dress, holding fiber bag, metal stud e
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Batswa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of; Kambini
Materials Wood, Cotton fabric, Vegetable fiber, Leaf, Metal, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 39.7 x 10.2 x 5.9 cm (15 5/8 x 4 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-105-50/3149

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