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Object Number
2004.24.24211
Display Title
Witch Doctor's carved human effigy and dress
Descriptions
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Effigy
- Studio
Subject
- Effigy
- Anthropomorphic
- Wood
Department
Photographic
Date
1965
Artist
Joya Hairs
Culture
- Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
/
Benguela
Additional Geographic Terms
Bantu, central
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 11.43 cm (3 x 4 1/2 in.)
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