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Title	Ivory flower vase
Date	1954-1989
Material Type	Ivories (sculptures) Vases
Description	Ivory flower vase with human face on one side and lion on the other, made for hotel use; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Dimensions	Height: 16.5 cm.
Subject	Ivory carving -- Congo (Democratic Republic) Art objects -- Africa Hotels -- Congo (Democratic Republic) Flower arrangement -- Equipment and supplies
Geographic Region	Africa Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Congo (Democratic Republic)
Collector	Towles, Joseph A. Turnbull, Colin M.
Collection in Repository	Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
Call Number	1989.001.163qq
Holding Institution	Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
Digital Collection	Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Rights	Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
Media Type	Objects

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