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Object Number
34-107-20/3650
Display Title
Small wooden deer head - part of headdress belonging to character "Polilla"
Descriptions
Object Description
Small wooden deer head - part of headdress belonging to character "Polilla" of a so-called Deer Dance
Inventory Description
Figurine, small, wooden, deer head, black, leather ears, red ribbon 'round neck
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Florencio Chocoj
Culture
- Kekchi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Alta Verapaz
/
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/
Carcha
Materials
Wood, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 12.6 x 6 cm (6 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-107-20/3650
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Elsie McDougall
(2/1931 - 1934)
Donor
Mrs. Elsie McDougall
(2/1931 - 1934)
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