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Carved ivory figure, representing white man
Carved ivory figure, representing white man
Object Number 83-14-50/30221
Display Title Carved ivory figure, representing white man
Descriptions
Object Description Carved tourist ivory figure, representing white man
Inventory Description Figurine, carved ivory, seated male, wearing Western dress, bare feet
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Africa / Angola
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm (4 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 83-14-50/30221
Provenance
Collector Mr. John B. Sparhawk (1857)
Donor Mrs. John B. Sparhawk (06/1883)

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