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Miniature human figure
Object Number 35-31-50/1267
Display Title Miniature human figure
Descriptions
Object Description Small divining image of carved wood. The stylized carving is of a male figure with cloth apron, hands holding chin, mouth open.
Inventory Description Carved wooden figurine, human, large face and belly, cloth around waist.
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banguntu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, eastern
Materials Wood, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 3.8 x 4.7 cm (5 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1267
Provenance
Collector George Schwab (1934-1935 - 1935)

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