figurine. wood, carved, polychrome, seated female figure holding a bowl on her lap, bird on top of bowl lid, lid cracked. A - figurine - h. 21.7 cm., B - bowl lid - diam. - 7.4 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
a— height 21.7 centimeters and b— diameter 7.4 centimeters
Comment:
Shrine originals. Worshipper became a Moslem. Note: Bells identify figure as Yemaja. See also 2050a,b. B/W photo stored with Bascom Collection Index Card File, pictures 2051 and 2050. Slide Halsted photo #102; PAHMA Storage Loc: W-15-9