Object class: Figurines / Culture or time period: Western African cultures / Loans: S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Figurines Culture or time period Western African cultures Loans S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)

1. Clay figure

Museum number:: 5-5287
Culture or time period:: Anyi
Object class:: Figurines and Women (female humans)
Collection place:: Krindjabo, Cote d'Ivoire

2. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-7638
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 22 centimeters and width 9 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: ca. 1967

3. Fertility figurine

Museum number:: 5-2194
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 12.75 inches and width 5.75 inches
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1944-1945

4. Figurine

Museum number:: 5-5827
Culture or time period:: Fon
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Republic of Benin
Collection date:: 1937-1938

5. Figurine and base

Museum number:: 5-4628a,b
Culture or time period:: Benin
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: January 10, 1966

6. Figurine and base

Museum number:: 5-4629a,b
Culture or time period:: Benin
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Nigeria

7. Figurine, female

Museum number:: 5-3182
Culture or time period:: Baule
Object class:: Figurines and Women (female humans)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Dimensions:: height 42.21 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Tivi Province, Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: July 1963

8. Hide and fiber figurine

Museum number:: 5-7841
Culture or time period:: Ekoi
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Collection place:: Nigeria

9. Human figurine

Museum number:: 5-3810
Culture or time period:: Fanti
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collector:: J. J. Kleyman
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1966

10. Wooden figurine

Museum number:: 5-8333
Culture or time period:: Baule
Object class:: Figurines
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Cote d'Ivoire
Collection date:: before 1970