Figurine

Museum number:
5-16244
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050016244
Alternate number:
[TBD-MTB, 10/2/2009] (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Object count:
1
Description:
wood figurine, carved. female figure, square face, slit eyes, flat nose, rectangular mouth, ears, long thick neck, straight arms, torso, straight legs, buttocks, feet carved on platform. caramel finish.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 7 centimeters, length 3.7 centimeters, and height 19.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 5-16244, described as wood figurine, carved. female figure, square face, slit eyes, flat nose, rectangular mouth, ears, long thick neck, straight arms, torso, straight legs, buttocks, feet carved on platform. caramel finish.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 5-16244, described as wood figurine, carved. female figure, square face, slit eyes, flat nose, rectangular mouth, ears, long thick neck, straight arms, torso, straight legs, buttocks, feet carved on platform. caramel finish.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 5-16244, described as wood figurine, carved. female figure, square face, slit eyes, flat nose, rectangular mouth, ears, long thick neck, straight arms, torso, straight legs, buttocks, feet carved on platform. caramel finish.

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