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Object Number 98-3-50/51242
Display Title Wood and clay figurine (idol or fetish)
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden idol or fetish
Inventory Description Figurine, rounded clay body with stem base, carved wood human head, 4 twigs
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 6.1 x 6.5 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98-3-50/51242
Credit Line Gift of Drs. H. K. and W. E. Faulkner, 1898
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. H. K. Faulkner (1898)
Donor Donated by Dr. W. E. Faulkner (1898)

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