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On View In:
Gallery 240
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Artist:
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Unknown
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Title:
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Memorial Head
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Date:
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1550-1650
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Medium:
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Bronze
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Dimensions:
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11 1/2 x 8 11/16 x 8 5/16 in. (29.21 x 22.07 x 21.11 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The John R. Van Derlip Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 240
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Unknown
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Object Description
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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head (male) wearing thick collar up to lower lip; openwork caplike headdress with hanging braids and beaded cords around ears; two "beads" on forehead; flower-like beaded elements at temples--one at PR ear, two at PL ear; open circle at top of head
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Creation Place:
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Africa, Nigeria, West Africa region
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Accession #:
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2007.13
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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