Object class: Figurines / Culture or time period: African cultures / Accession number: Acc.4739 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-16313, described as Ibo doll, male; carved and painted wood; short stumpy arms, prominent navel; hair, shorts, fingers, toes, eyes, and ears highlighted in black, mouth in red. Conservation: Chip in wood on right side of upper leg.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-16315, described as female doll, carved, short stumpy arms, prominent navel. Conservation: One arm broken, both feet broken, one braid end broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-16312, described as Ibo doll; male, carved and painted wood, short stumpy arms, prominent navel; red mouth and ears; black hair, hat, short, and highlights on fingers and toes. Conservation: Damage to wood on left thigh.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-16306, described as Mossi (Mosi) doll. Collected Ouagadougou, 1975. Purchased, 1975, $44.23. Purchased from La Tienda, Seattle

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-16309, described as Ibo doll, male; carved and painted; European hair style; red and black paint or ink define features, hair, fingers, toes, band at waist (black, and dotted band from waist to hip (red) Purchased from Lagos store Conservation: Toes of left foot broken away.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-16311, described as Ibo doll; carved, painted wood; short stumpy arms, prominent navel; black hair and highlights on hands, knees, toes, and belly band, red lips Purchased at Accra Market

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-16310, described as Ibo doll, female; carved and painted; European features and hair style; decorated with black, red, yellow, and magenta paint or ink; jaw, fingers, toes, feet, and hands highlighted in black; decorative bands of yellow and red dots and black bands at neck, toes, hips and knees. Conservation: Toes of left foor broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-16314, described as female doll, carved and painted wood; short stumpy arms, prominent navel; black highlights on hair, and 2 bands around hips Conservation: Toes chipped away; top of left braid broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Ere ibeji figures, accession number 5-16472a,b, described as Pair (male and female) of Yoruba wooden twin (ibeji) figures. Male with Segi. Oyo, 257. Finest quality. Male: H = 12”; Female: H = 11”. a) female - naked woman with bead necklace and belly bands, scarification carved into cheek, forehead and belly, pubis and right leg; wearing headdress and metal bracelet. drying crack down right back and between buttocks and small crack in back of base b) male - currently in lobby case

Hearst Museum object titled Fertility figurine, accession number 5-16757, described as Ashanti fertility figure (reproduction?); carved and painted wood. cylindrical body with straight conical arms and small breasts, minimal protruding naval with 4 rings around neck. large, flat, disk-like head with small eyes, nose, and mouth. scarification marks on forehead, cheeks, back of head. entire figure painted black. Conservation: Paint worn through to wood in several places. Cracked in base/back. Old chip out of base.