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Two-Headed Snake Figurine
Object Number 990-5-50/12157
Display Title Two-Headed Snake Figurine
Descriptions
Object Description Two-Headed Snake Figurine
Inventory Description Carved wooden two-headed snake figurine, black with inscised designs.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tutsi?
  • Hutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Rwanda / Butare
Materials Wood, Pigment, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 40.5 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm (15 15/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 990-5-50/12157
Provenance
Collector Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)

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