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Object Number 990-5-50/12285
Display Title Mutwa Woman Figurine
Descriptions
Object Description Mutwa Woman Figurine
Inventory Description Figurine of woman, carved wood, incised and pigmented features, round base, crac
Classification
  • Figurine
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hutu?
  • Tutsi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Rwanda / Butare
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 13.1 x 8.2 cm (18 1/8 x 5 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 990-5-50/12285 / MUTWAKAZI
Provenance
Collector Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)

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