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Chameleon carving
Object Number 2006.38.189
Display Title Chameleon carving
Descriptions
Object Description Chameleon carving
Inventory Description Carving, wood figurine in the shape of a chameleon, rectangular wood base
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Date 1980 or earlier
Culture
  • Efe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Ituri Forest
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 4.4 x 2.9 x 22 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line In memory of Diane Dixon-Daniel, gift of Renee Bertrand
Provenance
Owner Lavi Daniel (1993)
Owner Diane Dixon (1993)
Collector Jean-Pierre Hallet (Before 1980? - 1993)
Donor Renee C. Bertrand

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