Object name: Figure / Collection place: Africa / Culture or time period: Yoruba - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13451, described as figure; standing male figure w/ bird atop head; holds 'Eshu' staff in right hand; outstretched left arm w/ exaggerated hand, palm forward; cotton fringe around hat; heavily patinated and painted wood (black [handwritten on card: & white], yellow, green, red) w/ geom. designs in low relief; h. 45 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-7274, described as figure; wood, black; kneeling female; Janus head; 1 face larger than other; small face has beard & crest headdress; h. 19 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-7644, described as figure; a carved wood standing male figure of a rich man with left arm extended, right arm holding a figure staff, he wears a hat with a bird on top of it. letters painted on his torso OLU WO OBA OLO WONLA H. 47 cm. W. 33 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16298, described as brass Oshun figure. female seated figure holding a staff and rattle with a small female standing by her proper left knee holding a pot on her head. principal figure wears a girdle with decorative spirals and has elaborate hair treatment.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-14054, described as figure; brown-stained wood; man riding horse on oval base, w/ feet in stirrups, hands holding reins, wearing short-sleeved shirt and boots; H. 41 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16034, described as carved, wood, female figure; painted. hair dressed in three ridges, painted black. body painted brown. incised scarification on cheeks and forehead painted blue and yellow; lips and eyes painted yellow; clothing painted white and black. legs and feet formed by a separate piece which appears to be attached using a nail. holes bored into back and front of skirt. figure is belted with a belt whose ends extend to form flat sections held in the figures hands. H = 24.0 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-7238, described as wood figure, standing male, both hands holding one stick, blue-black color, hunter. 36 cms height (crack in base & left foot)

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-15418, described as figure; standing human figure; carved, stained wood; 3 horizontal scarifications on each cheek; smock with short sleeves over pants; barefoot; V shaped plated hairdo, bald on one side; self base damaged. H: 35 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16379, described as Yoruba thorn carving. old man with small beard and large pipe, seated on a 4 legged stool, wearing wrapped garnment and cap. carved by Akeredolu.