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Object Number
975-12-50/11790
Display Title
Ivory female figure with punctates at hairline
Descriptions
Object Description
Female figure; punctates at hairline, ivory
Inventory Description
Figurine, standing female figure, incised features, punctate forehead, slit at c
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms
Belgian Congo
Materials
Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm (4 13/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-12-50/11790
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mask
|
Zaire
| |
| 17-41-50/B1621 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1625 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 975-12-50/11792 | Ivory human figure |
Figurine
|
Zaire
| |
| 17-41-50/B1645 | Ivory fetish figure, no legs |
Figurine
|
Congo
| |
| 975-12-50/11843 | Bwami society maskette, kindi grade; heart shaped face rimmed with punctates |
Mask
|
Zaire
| |
| 17-41-50/B1622 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1618 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1619 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1620 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 61-57-50/10499 | Ivory figure, modern style, diagonal belt across chest |
Figurine
|
Congo
| |
| 975-12-50/11791.1 | Ivory figure with dark-brown patina |
Figurine
|
Zaire
|