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Object Number 2004.24.18279
Display Title Ancestral figure
Descriptions
Object Description Ancestral Figure. Africa.
Subject
  • Ancestor
  • Figure
Department Photographic
Artist Frederick Rhodes Pleasants
Culture
  • Senufo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mali
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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