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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Zaire
| ||
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Katanga
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| 17-41-50/B1596 | Bark treasure or honey container, wooden bowl on top |
Box
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| |
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Congo
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Zaire
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| 2004.24.18709 | Chief's wooden head rest |
Zaire
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Liberia
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Zaire
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