Standing Figure

Wurkun people, Nigeria, African

  • Titles Standing Figure (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood, iron and encrustations
  • Dimensions 9 x 1 x 1 in. (22.9 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1991.1125
  • Work Type figure
  • Classification Sculpture

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