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Bone figure
Object Number 61-57-50/10500
Display Title Bone figure
Descriptions
Object Description Bone figure with abstract anthropomorphic face on single column with suggested feet
Inventory Description Figurine, pointed ovoid head, elongated body, notched base, incised features
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Warega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Republic of Congo, Belgian Congo
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 4.5 x 4.8 cm (6 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-57-50/10500; 12

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