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Object Number
33-56-20/2273
Display Title
Balsa charm which contains a spirit to serve as protection for a newly born baby
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden human figurine, blue painted designs, fiber tie at head.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chocó
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
/
Darien
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Sambu; Rio Mungadoo, near the mouth of the tributary
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 35.1 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm (13 13/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33-56-20/2273; 6.B.
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