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Wooden doll figurine - fetish (Balovale woman)
Wooden doll figurine - fetish (Balovale woman)
Object Number 36-56-50/1490
Display Title Wooden doll figurine - fetish (Balovale woman)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden figurine, female, naked with bead necklace, incised.
Classification
  • Figurine
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Barotse
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zambia
Materials Wood, Cotton, Bead
Dimensions Overall: 44.2 x 12.8 x 11 cm (17 3/8 x 5 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-56-50/1490

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