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Object Number
991-5-50/12374
Display Title
Wooden figure
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden figure of Guinea hen with snake coiled around lower section. Brown stained wood w/ dot, line and crescent design gouged out. Circular eyes, red painted mouth. Repaired beak.
Inventory Description
Wooden animal, carved, incised, zoomorphic, with brown and red pigment
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Inanda seminary
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 9 x 13.3 cm (13 3/8 x 3 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-5-50/12374
Provenance
Collector
Minnie Carter
(1919 - 1959)
Donor
Margaret Warner
(1959 - 2/21/1991)
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