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Object Number 990-5-50/12164
Display Title Muhutu Boy Figurine
Descriptions
Object Description Muhutu Boy Figurine
Inventory Description Figurine, Muhutu boy, carved wood, pigmented, incised, platform base.
Classification
  • Figurine
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hutu?
  • Tutsi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Rwanda / Butare
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 8.5 x 5.7 cm (10 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Muhutu Boy, 990-5-50/12164
Provenance
Collector Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)

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