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Wood carving - ostrich
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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