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Object Number
33-56-20/2336
Display Title
Doll given to child when it is named - contains kind spirits for its protection
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden human figurine, painted brown design on square platform.
Classification
- Figurine
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chocó
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
/
Darien
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Sambu; Rio Opagado, south of the mouth of
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 20.6 x 3.9 x 3.8 cm (8 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33-56-20/2336
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