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Title	Ivory drummer carving
Date	1954-1989
Material Type	Ivories (sculptures)
Description	Ivory model of an Mbuti hunter, holes in each hand for two spears, holes for eyes, carved hair and garment; origin eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Dimensions	Height: 19 cm.
Subject	Ivory carving -- Congo (Democratic Republic) Art objects -- Africa Mbuti (African people)
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	1989.001.163b
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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