Yam cult top

Object number59.96

Provenance[Carlebach Gallery, New York]; purchased from gallery by Seattle Art Museum (Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), 1959

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions7/8 x 5 in. (2.22 x 12.7cm)

MediumCoconut

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