Bone figure cowrie shell eyes

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Object Number 61-58-50/10515

Display Title Bone figure cowrie shell eyes

Descriptions

Object Description Bone figure with cowry shell eyes embedded in resin

Inventory Description Figurine, pointed ovoid head and torso, inlay cowrie shell eyes, incised feature

Classification

Figurine

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Warega

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Congo

Additional Geographic Terms Africa, central: Republic of Congo; Belgian Congo

Materials Bone, Cowrie, Resin, Cowrie

Dimensions Overall: 13 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm (5 1/8 x 2 7/16 x 1 3/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 61-58-50/10515

Provenance

Collector Mr. Eliot Elisofon

Donor Donated by Mr. Eliot Elisofon (12/28/1961)

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