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Treasure or fetish box, wooden with head on top
Treasure or fetish box, wooden with head on top
Object Number 2004.24.18708
Display Title Treasure or fetish box, wooden with head on top
Descriptions
Object Description Treasure or fetish box, wooden with head on top. Africa - Zaire. F. P. Orchard
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Ritual
  • Studio
Subject
  • Wood
  • Face
  • Head
  • Treasure
  • Fetish
  • Box
Department Photographic
Date 1947
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Mangbetu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)

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