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Male Figure (nomoli)
Male Figure (nomoli)

Male Figure (nomoli)

Datebefore 1550
MediumSoapstone (also known as steatite)
Dimensions4 1/8 × 2 × 2 in. (10.5 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsNatural Substances
Credit LineGift of Reginald and Celeste Hodges
Object number2019.13.8
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCollected by Reggie Hodges in Sembehun, Moyamba district, Sierra Leone, ca. 1970; given to NCMA, 2019.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–May 13, 2024 Object Rights Statement

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