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Ombiasa No. 2

Ombiasa No. 2
Ombiasa No. 2
Ombiasa No. 2
ArtistMadagascar, born 1925
CultureMadagascan
Titles
  • Ombiasa No. 2
Date1997
MediumWood and paint
Dimensions75 9/16 × 11 13/16 × 7 1/2 in. (192 × 30 × 19 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jean Pigozzi
Object number2005.163.A-.G
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ProvenanceThe artist; Jean Pigozzi; given to MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on post verso center: "JJE / OMBIASA 2 / No 7/97"
Marked in pencil on post top side: "OMBIASA 2 7/97 JJE"

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