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Object Details
- Dowayo artist
- Description
- Doll composed of two wood cylinders covered with strands of red glass beads forming a baldric, with the arms and legs formed by strands of black glass beads and cowrie shells and a cluster of cowrie shells on top of the head.
- Provenance
- Irwin and Marcia Hersey, New York, -- to 2010
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- Credit Line
- Gift of Marcia Hersey in memory of Irwin Hersey
- Mid-20th century
- Object number
- 2010-21-7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Wood, glass beads, cowrie shells, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 21.5 x 14 x 3.8 cm (8 7/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
- Geography
- Cameroon
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- National Museum of African Art
- Topic
- male
- Record ID
- nmafa_2010-21-7
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys74bc7d824-50c2-4116-862d-73e5b5400664
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