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Figure

about 1900
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueWood, red camwood, white paint
DimensionsOverall: 116.8 cm (46 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.269
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceAcquired in Africa by Mamadou Salif Koita, New York; October 4, 1973, sold by Koita to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
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