Collector: William Russell Bascom / Culture or time period: Western African cultures / Loans: S1963-1964 #112: Heard Museum (June 25, 1964–unknown) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collector William Russell Bascom Culture or time period Western African cultures Loans S1963-1964 #112: Heard Museum (June 25, 1964–unknown)

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-4054, described as woodcarver's adze; wide blade; for roughing out figures; 40.5 cm. long.

Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-4053, described as woodcarver's adze; narrow blade; for cutting between legs; etc.; 37.5 cm. long.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-4051, described as Wooden female figure; standing with bands around protruding navel; beaded strings around neck, waist and ankles.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16675, described as carved wood doll with red and black decorative markings at neck, abdomen, around hips and on front of thighs; toes, and fingers colored black. hair black. facial features highlighted with black and red. long legs, very short stumpy arms.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13203, described as Figure; carved standing figure representing half-human, half-baboon; standing on 3-tiered wood pedestal; blackened wood with cordage around neck; hands cupped together in front; large split on base, wide split down back, narrow split down front. ("Ndian-ndian" = "monkey-beggar") (Collected at Bouake 1962 .46.86).

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13861, described as Figure; standing male of houseboy or soldier on self base; red ground with white hat and European shorts with black belt; flexed knees; hands on abdomen; several large cracks. (Abidjan 1963: #2. 2.07. Carelback says 150) . Cf. 1076.

Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-4055, described as wood carver's knife; small blade; for grooving and other incised decorations; blade made from an imported file; 23.5 cm. long.

Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-4056, described as wood carver's knife; large blade; for peeling and smoothing with pressure from left thumb; blade made from an imported file; 24.5 cm. long.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-16029, described as Small mask; anthropomorphic; mouth thrust forward; painted brown, black and white; helmet striped with brown, black and white; 2 projecting ears, one broken; raffia fringe. Ibo mask (Udi 1? (F) 500). BW Brown, calabash hair with raffia.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-4048, described as Wooden mask; human head with horned headdress.