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7.5" high headless wooden torso of mother and child
7.5" high headless wooden torso of mother and child
Object Number 60-55-50/10432
Display Title 7.5" high headless wooden torso of mother and child
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden figurine, human female with child, missing head, pedestal.
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dogon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mali
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Sudanese Republic; Sudan
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 x 8 x 5 cm (7 11/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 60-55-50/10432

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