Grave Marker

62-4-1

From: Madagascar

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 62-4-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Madagascar
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Wood weathered grey. Human figure standing on rectangular base and supporting on its head a flat post on the top of which are two birds; the post bears carved and cutout ornamentation in seven registers- a circle (at the top) and alternately two crescents and a diamond-shaped section enclosing a boxed X. Figure probably held something, now missing; right "hand" is an open ring; the ring which formed the left hand is broken.

Length 226.06 cm
Width 21.908 cm
Depth 13.335 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Peter Marks, 1962

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