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Object Number
37-77-50/8580
Display Title
Wooden female Janus figure - metal teeth and carved headdress
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden figurine, 2 faced, female, metal teeth, incised, elongated base
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 43.2 x 10.5 x 10.8 cm (17 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/8580
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937 - 1937)
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