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Object Number 976-31-50/11964
Display Title Egret of buffalo horn, 35 cm h.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurine, carved horn, bird, ring base, incised features, shell inlay eyes
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Horn, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 34.8 x 8.4 x 7.5 cm (13 11/16 x 3 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-31-50/11964; 227
Provenance
Collector Philip Dark (1955)

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