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Object Number
971-14-20/23916
Display Title
Uchu: Male figure (Uncle Sam)?
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved human figure on base
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
/
San Blas Islands
/
<County>
/
Mamitupu
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 8.5 x 8 cm (9 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
971-14-20/23916 / MAM 310B
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover, 1971
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. F. Louis Hoover
Collector
Dr. F. Louis Hoover
Donor
Donated by
Dr. F. Louis Hoover
(06/1971)
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. F. Louis Hoover
(06/1971)
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