figure
- Museum number
- Af1968,04.1
- Description
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Wooden figure, probably female, with legs articulated at hip and knee, held together by wires. There are no arms, around the neck are multicoloured beads which are also sewn onto the cloth around her waist; a commerical ring is attached to the shoulder to which is attached a wire ring.
- Production date
- 1960s
- Dimensions
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Height: 28.60 centimetres (excluding string)
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Width: 5 centimetres
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Depth: 5.10 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- This toy is described as 'a wooden figure, probably from one of the Ngumi-speaking peoples of South East Africa', and was given by Master Adrian J Rathbone.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1968
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1968,04.1