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93-9-142

From: Ghana

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 93-9-142
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Ghana
Date Made 1900-1971
Section African
Materials Brass
Technique Lost Wax Casting
Iconography Bird
Description

Stylized bird w/ large jowels, high eyes on lump atop head. Tail up, snail shape protruding from chest.

Height 3.4 cm
Length 5.8 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Harvey and Doris Tower, 1993

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