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Object Number
2004.24.26485
Display Title
Carvings - fly whisks and axes
Descriptions
Subject
- Carving
- Axe
- Whisk
- Anthropomorphic
- Zoomorphic
- Head
Department
Photographic
Date
May 1971
Artist
Hillel S. Burger
Culture
- Mongo
- Luba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Urna Numba Kudga
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 9.53 x 11.43 cm (3 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
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