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Wooden figure, souni mafa
Wooden figure, souni mafa
Object Number 30-60-60/D3646
Display Title Wooden figure, souni mafa
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurine, carved wood, four leg base, human facial features, ochre stain
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gold Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China / Manchuria
Materials Wood, Stain
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 8.6 x 8 cm (9 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-3646
Provenance
Collector Owen Lattimore (1930)

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