Wooden statuette w/grass skirt

Museum number:
5-15192
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4386
Description:
Charm figure, male. Hand carved wood, raffia skirt; one leg is broken, crack in helmet, nose chipped. Height 23 cm.
Donor:
Dan Stuhlmueller
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Western Congo; Zaire; Yaka
Culture or time period:
Ba Yaka
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
January 9, 1989
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden statuette w/grass skirt, accession number 5-15192, described as Charm figure, male. Hand carved wood, raffia skirt; one leg is broken, crack in helmet, nose chipped. Height 23 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden statuette w/grass skirt, accession number 5-15192, described as Charm figure, male. Hand carved wood, raffia skirt; one leg is broken, crack in helmet, nose chipped. Height 23 cm.

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