Object class: Carvings (visual works) / Donor: University Appropriation / Culture or time period: Zambian cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Animal head, wood, accession number 5-2667, described as Carved wooden buck head; snout and horns painted black; made from Mushakashela wood; (Swartzia madagascarensis); 11” l.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-2668, described as Double-headed drum; all over incised designs; large carved human face; skin heads attached to body by peges; leather carrying straps; 19 inches long; approx 9.5 inches diameter.

Hearst Museum object titled Painted wooden female figure, accession number 5-4510, described as Standing female figure; carved wood; white woman; pink and black paint. Height 51 cm. Made for sale to Belgians. Hoped “we’d” like. Paint highly admired, but techniques sneered at by Chokwe. (Chokwe said, “And he isn’t even circumcised”)

Hearst Museum object titled Painted wooden male figure, accession number 5-4509, described as Standing male figure; carved wood; white man; pink and blue paint. Height 51.5 cm. Made for sale to Belgians. Hoped “we’d” like. Paint highly admired, but techniques sneered at by Chokwe. (Chokwe said, “And he isn’t even circumcised”)