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Object Number 976-31-50/11963
Display Title Egret of buffalo horn, 32.5 cm h.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurine, carved horn, bird, ring base, incised features, shell inlay eyes, brok
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Horn, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 8.6 x 4.8 cm (12 3/16 x 3 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 976-31-50/11963; 226
Provenance
Collector Philip Dark (1955)

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