Figurine: Wooden: Carved on 4 short legs, torso covered with faces in relief
Donor:
University of California African Expedition
Collection place:
Okavango area, Namibia
Verbatim coll. place:
S.W. Africa; Okavango area; attrib. to Kwangari, subtribe of the Ovambo
Culture or time period:
Kwangari
Collector:
Edwin M. Loeb, Ella-Marie Loeb, and University of California African Expedition
Collection date:
Spring 1948
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1949
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Made by the Okavango, a river people who live 90 miles east of the Kuanyama. The Okavango worship twins.
Loans:
S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), S1961-1962 #33: Nelson Gallery of Art, Atkins Museum of Fine Arts (December 18, 1961–March 13, 1962), S1963-1964 #56: Denver Art Museum (February 21, 1964–May 18, 1964), and S1972-1973 #13: Office of Analytical Studies, Office of V.P. Planning, UC Berkeley/William Lewis (September 19, 1972–October 9, 1975)