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Object Number
973-3-10/52087
Display Title
Wooden anthropomorphic figure with human hair, Russian trade bead for eye.
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden anthropomorphic figure with human hair, russian trade bead for eye. label fragment suggests this might have been part of the Boston Museum Coll. (99-12), though there is no inventory for this accession. label consists of doggrel verse.
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved anthropomorphic figure with human hair, glass bead eye
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Wood, Hair, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 41.5 x 10 x 6.8 cm (16 5/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-3-10/52087; A GLORIO# EXAMPLE;
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(?)
Donor
Unknown
(?)
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