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Object Number 990-5-50/12288
Display Title Snake Figurine
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Inzokay' Imbarabara
Object Description Snake Figurine
Inventory Description Figurine of snake, carved wood, incised features, spotted, coiled at end
Classification
  • Figurine
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tutsi?
  • Hutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Rwanda / Butare
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 58 x 7.4 x 4.8 cm (22 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 990-5-50/12288
Provenance
Collector Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)

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