Figure

Museum number:
5-16034
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050016034
Alternate number:
B-2052 A (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4627
Description:
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.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ebony (wood) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
May 1, 1994
Context of use:
figure from a stool
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 24 centimeters
Comment:
Note: 2052B = feet, from same stool decoration.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 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 2 of 5 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 3 of 5 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 4 of 5 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 5 of 5 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.Documentation associated with 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.

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