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Object number81.17.129

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988.

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions4 x 15 9/16 x 5 1/8 in. (10.2 x 39.6 x 13 cm)

MediumWood

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