Object Number | 29-94-131 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Tanzania |
Locus | Usambara Mountains near Tanga |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Clay |
Iconography | Man |
Description | Black clay (do not wash). Face polished; otherwise textile surface. Probably represents pygmy. Hair parted terminating in clud at nape; pierced eyes filled with red sealing wax; wears long shirt. Oval base. Carries skin shield of East African type in left hand and wooden spear in right. Not incised. |
Height | 22.7 cm |
Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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