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Costa Rican, Precolumbian
Figure with Trophy Head, between 700 and 1000
volcanic rock
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Artist Costa Rican, Precolumbian
Title
  • Figure with Trophy Head
Date between 700 and 1000
Medium volcanic rock
Dimensions Overall: 31 3/4 × 13 1/2 × 7 inches (80.6 × 34.3 × 17.8 cm)
Credit Line Bequest of W. Hawkins Ferry
Accession Number 1988.192
Department Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
On View Native American S1EE, Level 1 (see map)
Provenance
1989-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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