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Balsa wood figure of alligator
Balsa wood figure of alligator
Object Number 33-56-20/2296
Display Title Balsa wood figure of alligator
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden alligator, painted brown and yellow designs.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Chocó
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / Darien
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Sambu; Rio Goina, near the mouth of the tributary
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 42 x 5.8 x 4.1 cm (16 9/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-56-20/2296; 16.C.

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