Collector: William Russell Bascom / Culture or time period: Central African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Casting, accession number 5-4893, described as Cameroons brass casting - Large mask - collected by Paul Gebauer - Photo in Gebauer’s movie - 161/2”H by 111/2” W

Hearst Museum object titled Charm figure, accession number 5-13050, described as Charm Figure: standing male, anthropoorphic figure; head, neck, bent knees carved wood; parallel incised scarification marks on face, beard and arms concealed by red clay; fur and featheres behind neck and near penis; on modern wood mount. H = 30.3 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16289a,b, described as a- figure, b-stand; carved wood with red painted decoration; both arms/hands rest on chest, inset belly button, carved scarification on face. round, flat headdress. Conservation: Chips on feet, right knee, abraided wear on painted areas.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16286, described as BaSongye figure. carved wood, rounded head, long neck, arms, legs, buttocks, breasts, feet are carved on base; stylized pattern across middriff. Purchased through Max Alfert from Ascher, Paris Conservation: Crack on front of figure extending from need to middriff.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16287, described as Ba-Vili mirror figure, mirrors in eyes and stomach; carved wood, two brass rings around right leg; cowrie shell on back. Purchased in Basle,Switzerland by Max Alfert from Maria Wyss

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16285, described as Chokwe (or Songo) figure. female; carved wood; jutting jaw, hunched shoulders, incised lines on upper and lower abdomen. Purchased from Aalderink of Amsterdam

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16281, described as carved wood, long neck, short arms and legs, large feet on a stand. hair and facial features stained. Conservation: Drying crack down back of head and neck.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure & base, accession number 5-16284a,b, described as female figure (a), carved wood, protruding mouth, jaw and belly; short legs, round base (b). Purchased from Lemaire of Amsterdam Conservation: Insect damage to base; left arm of figure missing, from shoulder to waist.

Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-16320, described as Teke (Bateke ) figure; carved wood with stained or painted red-black color; long torso, short legs, only one arm represented

Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-16319, described as Teke (Bateke) figure, carved wood; square depression carved in belly; hole for suspension drilled from ear to ear; toes broken away; no arms