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Sapi

Head

Sapi, 14th-16th century

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Sapi

Head

Sapi, 14th-16th century

Physical Qualities Stone, 5.8 H x 5.8 W x 6.6 D cm.
Credit Line Gift of John Clayton Davis, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number 1998.612
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1998; John Clayton Davis; bought by father, Allen Davis, in Monrovia, Liberia, in 1959-1960, from Guinean dealer, Taliby Kaaba; shipped to the USA in 1960.

Inscribed: Old masking tape tag with number '34'

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