Object class: Carvings (visual works) / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Function: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Carvings (visual works) Collection place British West Africa (historic) Function 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions

Hearst Museum object titled Bell tapper, accession number 5-11736, described as Ifa bell tapper; kneeling bearded male holding objects in hands; man is wearing tall, curving hat; blue-painted carved wood; ht. 47.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bird, accession number 5-7270, described as Bird with long beak; horn, carved; height 37.5 cm. Used for household decoration, Collected pre-1968.

Hearst Museum object titled Bust, accession number 5-3431, described as carved wooden bust; male with elaborate hair-do and necklace; stained wood; 15 1/4" high; carved by Bamgboye.

Hearst Museum object titled Bust, accession number 5-7273, described as bust; wood, carved; male; black; Janus faced, 1 face larger than the other; small face has beard & crest headdress; band of zigzag on stand; h. 19 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Busts, accession number 5-13693a,b, described as Pair large ebony busts - Benin (Lagos 1944). a = female bust, elaborate linear, ridged hairstyle. Height ca. 28.0 cm; b = male bust, representing partially bald man with finely carved hairstyle; several cracks in torso. Height ca. 34.0 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Caricature figure, accession number 5-16229a-d, described as Carved wooden caricature figure; British military officer; white uniform with red decoration; hair and moustache painted black and white; accessories, gun, staff, pith helmet with plume. a) figure, b) staff, c) pith helmet, d) plume. Carved by Thomas Ona

Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-10214, described as carving of lion; incised designs representing mane; tail curved onto back; L. 25.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-7235, described as carving; wood; antelope; reddish-brown color. h. 19 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16674, described as thorn carving; woman with baby on back seated on low stool before a fire with large cooking pot. stirring pot with proper right hand/arm. mounted on rectangular base. Conservation: Left arm and head missing. Stir stick broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-16238a,b, described as Yoruba caricature of Queen Victoria, possibly 1943. Thomas Ona, carver. Queen wears white garment with red jewelry and decoration plus headcloth and crown; a fan is held in the right hand; her name is carved into the lower edge and painted black; a) figure, b) fan

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