- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wax ex voto figure representing a man's head and neck [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/2/2005]
- Cultural groups
- Portuguese
- Person
- Field collector Ana Avelina de Pina Cabral
- PRM source Ana Avelina de Pina Cabral
- PRM source João de Pina Cabral
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1980
- Date collected
- May - July 1980
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1980
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 40 mm, Length: max 109 mm, Width: max 80 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1980.9.19
Search terms: Religion, Figure, Religious Offering
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