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Wooden carved funerary figure
Wooden carved funerary figure
Object Number 971-19-50/11339
Display Title Wooden carved funerary figure
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden carved funerary figure. Figure is of recent manufacture--made to commemorate the death of a Konso man-probably with the year of its collection.
Inventory Description Sculpture, red pigmented male figure, inlay bone eyes and teeth, capped head
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia / Gemma Gofu
Materials Wood, Pigment, Bone, Organic
Dimensions Overall: 130.3 x 14.3 x 13.2 cm (51 5/16 x 5 5/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-19-50/11339
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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