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Male Figure

Artist Unidentified
19th–20th century
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueTerracotta
Dimensions48.3 x 19.1 x 17.8 cm (19 x 7 1/2 x 7 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.184
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceJanuary 1987, acquired in Nigeria and purchased by Charles Davis, Davis Gallery, New Orleans; February, 1987, sold by Davis Gallery to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
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