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Object Number
35-31-50/1315
Display Title
Wood carving - ostrich
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved wood, standing bird with head stretched upwards, beak broken
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: 23.3 x 8.5 x 4.4 cm (9 3/16 x 3 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-31-50/1315
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