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Unknown
Doll20th century

Not on view
Carved wood sculpture of a highly abstracted standing human figure with tubular limbs, dark near-black surface, and silver metal bands at the wrists, ankles, and torso

Unknown, Doll, 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Anonymous gift, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Doll
Culture
Namchi peoples
Place Made
Africa, Cameroon
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Wood, nails, metal, and fiber
Dimensions
12 1/4 x 6 in. (31.12 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.2000.162.5
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
African Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.

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