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Object Number
61-58-50/10514
Display Title
Wooden Janus head
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden human head, double sided, pigment, flat base.
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Warega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, central: Republic of Congo, formerly Belgian Congo
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 13.5 x 8 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-58-50/10514
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Eliot Elisofon
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Eliot Elisofon
(12/28/1961)
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