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Object Number 35-31-50/1313
Display Title Wood carving - man with sheild and spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurine, carved wood, standing male figure holding shield, spear missing
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nzkara
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / French Equatorial Africa / Ubangi-Chari / <County> / Town of Bangassou
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 8.5 x 10.4 cm (14 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
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