The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Figure: Female

Figure: Female

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Figure: Female

Date:: 19th–20th century
Geography:: Mali, Bandiagara region
Culture:: Dogon peoples
Medium:: Wood, sacrificial materials
Dimensions:: H. 40 x W. 8 x D. 8 in. (101.6 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977
Accession Number:: 1977.394.24

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