Wedge or Chisel

African

  • Titles Wedge or Chisel (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron
  • Dimensions 5 3/8 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. (13.7 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.239
  • Work Type wedge or chisel
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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Figure, carved of dark wood, of a standing woman with an elaborate coiffure and ringed neck, her hands on her hips, with scarification on her face, standing on a small round base, the sculpture mounted on a square plinth.
Female Figure, Bankoni culture, Mali, African, fired clay
Hoe or currency blade
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