Door
30-10-1
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Ivory Coast
Curatorial Section: African
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| Object Number |
30-10-1 |
| Current Location |
Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture |
Senufo | Nafaras |
| Provenience |
Ivory Coast |
| Date Made |
19th - Early 20th Century CE |
| Section |
African |
| Materials |
Wood | Pigment |
| Technique |
Carved | Painted |
| Iconography |
Crocodile | Antelope | Turtles | Hornbills | Mask |
| Description |
Wooden door of chief's dwelling, carved and painted. |
| Height |
121.92 cm |
| Width |
95.25 cm |
| Thickness |
3.175 cm |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from Sumner Healey, 1930 |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
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