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Object Number
2004.29.12854
Display Title
Cast bronze head of a girl
Descriptions
Object Description
written on board: "Africa / Bantu"; written in pencil on board: "(found under Bulu)"; printed on photograph: "112 / Cast bronze head of a girl. Benin City, Southern Nigeria. / British Museum. / Phot. Oxford University Press."
Department
Photographic
Artist
Oxford University Press
Culture
- African
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Nigeria
/
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<County>
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Benin City
Materials
Postcard adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 13.97 × 8.89 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
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