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African Art: Subject Headings

This guide will help you locate resources on African art.

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Seated Couple, 16th–19th century

Seated Couple, 16th–19th century
Mali; Dogon peoples
Wood, metal

H. 28 3/4 in. (73 cm)
Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977 (1977.394.15)

"Seated Couple [Mali; Dogon peoples] (1977.394.15)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1977.394.15

(October 2006)

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