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Object Number 65-46-50/10845
Display Title 4 wooden figurines of witch doctors, 3" long
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden figurines, 1 larger and 3 smaller, human shaped, 1 with chain.
Classification
  • Figurine
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Angloa; Chileso
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 9.1 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm (3 9/16 x 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 65-46-50/10845

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