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Ivory Lega Anthropomorphic Figure
Ivory Lega Anthropomorphic Figure
Ivory Lega Anthropomorphic Figure

X2003.30.1 Lega Anthropomorphic figure

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Object Name: Anthropomorphic Figure

Artist: Unknown

Culture: Lega peoples

Place of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Date/Era: Late 19th century

Medium/Materials: Ivory

Dimensions: H: 17.30 cm, W: 5.50 cm, D: 4.80 cm.

Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of Jay T. Last.

Accession Number: X2003.30.1

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Source: Marla C. Berns, World Arts, Local Lives: The Collections of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, 2014

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