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Balsa wood figure of tucan bird
Balsa wood figure of tucan bird
Object Number 33-56-20/2297
Display Title Balsa wood figure of tucan bird
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden bird, painted brown features.
Classification
  • Figurine
  • Raw Material
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: 23 x 5.5 x 1.9 cm (9 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-56-20/2297; 14-C

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