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Double human figure in wood
Object Number 99-12-70/53592
Display Title Double human figure in wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, 2 human heads conjoined at torso, elbow supports, cracked
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Chile / Rapa Nui
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 6.7 x 12.7 cm (11 x 2 5/8 x 5 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53592
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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