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Unknown
Boat20th century

Not on view
Bronze and wood sculpture of two small cast figures in a narrow carved wooden canoe, one standing with a paddle, one seated and leaning back

Unknown, Boat, 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Josef von Sternberg, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Boat
Culture
Benin, Dahomy; Dahomey
Place Made
West Africa
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Mahogany wood and bronze
Dimensions
Boat length: 14 1/2 in. (36.83 cm); Male height: 5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm); Female with stool height: 3 3/4 in. (9.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Josef von Sternberg
Accession Number
46.26.7
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
African Art

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