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Wooden pillar - taken from corner of a grave, female
Wooden pillar - taken from corner of a grave, female
Object Number 37-77-50/2547
Display Title Wooden pillar - taken from corner of a grave, female
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, wood post, tiered top, breasts and protruding bellybutton, mouth?, worn
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Buzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 77.9 x 13.4 x 11.8 cm (30 11/16 x 5 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2547
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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