Medicine Figure
Possibly Sakalava
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Caption
Possibly Sakalava. Medicine Figure, late 19th or early 20th century. Carved horn with wood and glass beads, 2 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 24.8 x 6.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 74.88. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Medicine Figure
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Madagascar
Medium
Carved horn with wood and glass beads
Classification
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 24.8 x 6.3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund
Accession Number
74.88
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