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Ancestor figure

20th century
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueWood, pigment
Dimensions15.5 in. long x 2.5 in. d x 2.25 in. w
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.138
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceJune 7, 1977, sold in Cambridge by Herbert Baker, Beverly Hills (his collection no. S-647) to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
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