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Effigy carved from root
Object Number 99-12-60/53323
Display Title Effigy carved from root
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, wood, human image, bald, one arm raised holding round object
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 11.7 x 6.7 cm (9 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53323
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor L. Cushing Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton

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