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Arts of Africa

CULTURE Yorùbá
MEDIUM Glass beads, threads, hide, cloth, cardboard or wicker, metal
  • Place Made: Nigeria
    • DATES late 19th or early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS h: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 77.177.2
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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