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Object Number 30-66-50/H1400.6
Display Title Staff finial, carved wood human head, black and red seed eyes, fiber cord at nec
Descriptions
Object Description Staff finial, carved wood human head, black and red seed eyes, fiber cord at neck
Inventory Description Staff finial, carved wood human head, black/red seed eyes, fiber cord at neck
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wakami
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Additional Geographic Terms Morogoro District
Dimensions Overall: 9.8 x 3.2 x 4.1 cm (3 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-66-50/H1400.6; H-1400

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