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Carved wooden male figure
Carved wooden male figure
Object Number 45-34-50/5952
Display Title Carved wooden male figure
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooden male figure - hands clasped behind back, mirror in frame attached to chest
Inventory Description Carving, wood, male figure, mirror eyes and chest piece, tongue between teeth
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 47 x 15 x 6.5 cm (18 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45-34-50/5952
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mrs. William R. Hurd (07/18/1945)

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