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Object Number
975-12-50/11834
Display Title
Standing long-armed female ancestor figure with chin plug, hands on loins; figur
Descriptions
Object Description
Standing long-armed female ancestor figure with chin plug, hands on loins; figure bears extensive traces of encrusted coating, applied over wood. 25 1/4" h
Inventory Description
Carved wooden figurine, human female, elongated, on pedestal.
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Dogon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Mali
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 63.5 x 10 x 9 cm (25 x 3 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-12-50/11834
Provenance
Collector
Donald Deskey
(1975)
Donor
Donald Deskey
(1975)
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