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Object Number 971-14-20/23913
Display Title Uchu: Male figure 10" high (Uchu/figurine)
Descriptions
Object Description Uchu: Male figure 10 " high (Uchu/figurine)
Inventory Description Carved human figure on base
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / San Blas Islands / <County> / Tuala
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 11.5 x 9 cm (11 x 4 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-14-20/23913 / TUA 305B
Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover, 1971

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