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Object Number 23-49-60/D1821
Display Title Fetish, house protector
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, wood figure, anthrpomorphic features, glass bead eyes, incised mouth
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Goldi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Russia / Siberia
Additional Geographic Terms Southeast
Materials Wood, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 49.1 x 21 x 5.2 cm (19 5/16 x 8 1/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-1821

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