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Effigy carved from root
Object Number 99-12-60/53324
Display Title Effigy carved from root
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved wood, God of Longevity holding staff and peach, abraded
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 57.7 x 25 x 21 cm (22 11/16 x 9 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53324
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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