Seated Female Figure

Asante people, Ghana, African

  • Titles Seated Female Figure (Descriptive)
  • Medium carved wood
  • Dimensions 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3 in. (19.1 x 6.4 x 7.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Herbert F. Weiss in memory of Alfred L. Scheinberg, 1993.62
  • Work Type figure
  • Classification Sculpture

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