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Object Number
2008.11.10
Display Title
Thorn carving; palm fruit collector in tree
Descriptions
Object Description
Thorn carving; palm fruit collector scaling palm tree; vessel on ground beside tree; one frond detached
Inventory Description
Carving, man strapped to palm tree, platform, pot
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1967-1969 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Central African Republic
Materials
Tree thorn, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 7.5 x 8.5 cm (7 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
2008.11.10
Credit Line
Gift of Kevin & Linda Burke
Provenance
Collector
J. Kevin Burke
(1967-1969 - 7/17/08)
Donor
Linda Burke
(1967-1969 - 7/17/2008)
Donor
J. Kevin Burke
(1967-1969 - 7/17/08)
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