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Head (reproduction)
Museum number:
5-3858
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050003858
Accession number:
Acc.1888
Description:
Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around lips, chin, forehead, and ears; lineal designs on face; original damaged on back of head and right side of neck; height: 13 inches.
Donor:
British Museum and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
British Museum
Collection date:
1938
Materials:
Plaster
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 33.02 centimeters
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