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Title: Headrest: Male Caryatid
Date: 19th–20th century
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Culture: Luba peoples
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: H. 5 1/4 x W. 4 7/8 x D. 2 7/8 in. (13.3 x 12.4 x 7.3 cm)
Classification: Wood-Furniture
Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1970
Accession Number: 1978.412.620
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