7.5" high headless wooden torso of mother and child

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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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