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Headdress with bicyclist
Headdress with bicyclist

Headdress with bicyclist

Artist Unidentified
mid 20th century
Object PlaceCameroon
Medium/TechniqueWood, pigment, metal tacks
DimensionsOverall: 60 cm (23 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Accession number2011.2112
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Provenance1977, acquired from an African merchant in Yaoundé, United Republic of Cameroon, by Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger, Brookline, MA; 2011, year-end gift of Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
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