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Object Number
975-12-50/11789
Display Title
Standing figure, called iginga
Descriptions
Object Description
Standing figure, called iginga. Used by Kindi grade of the Bwami Society. Ivory, with damage (presumably gnawed by rats. 4 3/4" high.
Inventory Description
Figurine, standing anthropomorph, hands clasp, brown patina
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1975?
Culture
- Lega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Belgian Congo
Materials
Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 11.8 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm (4 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-12-50/11789
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