- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Carved and painted wooden chameleon.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Ahanta
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1931
- Date collected
- 30 September 1931
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1932
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Height 146 mm, Length: max 248 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1932.11.87
Search terms: Figure, Religion, Clothing, Animal Figure, Religious Object, Umbrella
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