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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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