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Wooden carved female figure
Wooden carved female figure
Object Number 60-25-50/10392
Display Title Wooden carved female figure
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden statue, human, female features, incised, neck rings, teeth.
Classification
  • Statue
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kpwesi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Bassa: Twodo or Twgalo, town of
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 62.7 x 18 x 11.8 cm (24 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 60-25-50/10392
Provenance
Collector Fernald Everett Hulse (1927 - 1960)
Donor Fernald Everett Hulse (1927 - 1960)

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