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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Covered box
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Covered box

Artist Baule peoples (Ivorian)
CultureAfrican | Baule
DateEarly- to mid-20th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2394
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 110
DescriptionBox with figurated human head on top. Made of wood. Made by the Baule Tribe of the Ivory Coast of Africa.

Label TextCovered box, early to mid 20th century Baule peoples, Ivorian (African) Wood, 8 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2394
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
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