Object Details
Description
Cast copper alloy rooster
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Credit Line
Bequest of Eliot Elisofon
Object number
73-7-243
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Figure
Medium
Copper alloy
Geography
Burkina Faso
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Data Source
National Museum of African Art
Topic
bird
male
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmafa_73-7-243