carving of lion; incised designs representing mane; tail curved onto back; L. 25.5 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1944
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1971
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 25.5 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: W-13-4 (Murdock 31:31)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown) and S1986-1987 #31: University of California, Santa Cruz (April 28, 1987–June 8, 1987)