Carved wood figure

Museum number:
5-6001
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2263
Description:
Wood male figure seated on stool; holding bowl with human-like figures in low relief; stool is carved human head; h. 63.5 cm. Fine brown patina; some termite damage on base.
Donor:
The Calvin K. and Doreen B. Townsend Donation and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
Cameroon; Bamun; Bafoussam area
Culture or time period:
Bamun
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Carved wood figure, accession number 5-6001, described as Wood male figure seated on stool; holding bowl with human-like figures in low relief; stool is carved human head; h. 63.5 cm. Fine brown patina; some termite damage on base.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Carved wood figure, accession number 5-6001, described as Wood male figure seated on stool; holding bowl with human-like figures in low relief; stool is carved human head; h. 63.5 cm. Fine brown patina; some termite damage on base.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Carved wood figure, accession number 5-6001, described as Wood male figure seated on stool; holding bowl with human-like figures in low relief; stool is carved human head; h. 63.5 cm. Fine brown patina; some termite damage on base.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Carved wood figure, accession number 5-6001, described as Wood male figure seated on stool; holding bowl with human-like figures in low relief; stool is carved human head; h. 63.5 cm. Fine brown patina; some termite damage on base.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved wood figure, accession number 5-6001, described as Wood male figure seated on stool; holding bowl with human-like figures in low relief; stool is carved human head; h. 63.5 cm. Fine brown patina; some termite damage on base.

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