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Spirited figurine
Spirited figurine

Spirited figurine

Date2/1/1996
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Original Toronto Star caption: Spirited figurine: This East African figurine; made by a member of the Makonde tribe circa 1930; is intended to depict a spirit. It was fashioned from African blackwood ebony.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0103589F
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$2-million collection: Former Royal Ontario Musseum director Ted Heinrich's collection of art, slated for an estate auction beginning tonight, includes these valuable Tang tomb pottery figurines
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Jack Hodgins: Spirited invention
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