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Wooden figure
Object Number 991-5-50/12375
Display Title Wooden figure
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooden figure of ground hornbill on rectangular base. Painted black with red throat, pupils.
Inventory Description Carved wooden figurine, bird, incised, on rectangular base, red pigment at throa
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Inanda seminary
Materials Wood, Pigment, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 21.3 x 6.3 x 16.6 cm (8 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 6 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-5-50/12375
Provenance
Collector Minnie Carter (1919 - 1959)
Donor Margaret Warner (1959 - 2/21/1991)

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