Clay figure

Museum number:
5-5287
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050005287
Accession number:
Acc.2115
Description:
archaeological dark grey terra cotta female figurine with outstretched arms; scarification marks. choker, and necklace in relief; figurine seated on a stool with curved seat; black painted contemporary base; height figurine without base 37.2 cm Per inventory 6/14/12, found with a bag of fragments.
Donor:
Helena Rubinstein, Parke-Bernet Galleries, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Krindjabo, Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
Ivory Coast; Krinjabo Kingdom; Anyi
Culture or time period:
Anyi
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Women (female humans)
Accession date:
1966
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 6 titled Clay figure, accession number 5-5287, described as archaeological dark grey terra cotta female figurine with outstretched arms; scarification marks. choker, and necklace in relief; figurine seated on a stool with curved seat; black painted contemporary base; height figurine without base 37.2 cm Per inventory 6/14/12, found with a bag of fragments.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Clay figure, accession number 5-5287, described as archaeological dark grey terra cotta female figurine with outstretched arms; scarification marks. choker, and necklace in relief; figurine seated on a stool with curved seat; black painted contemporary base; height figurine without base 37.2 cm Per inventory 6/14/12, found with a bag of fragments.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Clay figure, accession number 5-5287, described as archaeological dark grey terra cotta female figurine with outstretched arms; scarification marks. choker, and necklace in relief; figurine seated on a stool with curved seat; black painted contemporary base; height figurine without base 37.2 cm Per inventory 6/14/12, found with a bag of fragments.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Clay figure, accession number 5-5287, described as archaeological dark grey terra cotta female figurine with outstretched arms; scarification marks. choker, and necklace in relief; figurine seated on a stool with curved seat; black painted contemporary base; height figurine without base 37.2 cm Per inventory 6/14/12, found with a bag of fragments.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Clay figure, accession number 5-5287, described as archaeological dark grey terra cotta female figurine with outstretched arms; scarification marks. choker, and necklace in relief; figurine seated on a stool with curved seat; black painted contemporary base; height figurine without base 37.2 cm Per inventory 6/14/12, found with a bag of fragments.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Clay figure, accession number 5-5287, described as archaeological dark grey terra cotta female figurine with outstretched arms; scarification marks. choker, and necklace in relief; figurine seated on a stool with curved seat; black painted contemporary base; height figurine without base 37.2 cm Per inventory 6/14/12, found with a bag of fragments.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Clay figure, accession number 5-5287, described as archaeological dark grey terra cotta female figurine with outstretched arms; scarification marks. choker, and necklace in relief; figurine seated on a stool with curved seat; black painted contemporary base; height figurine without base 37.2 cm Per inventory 6/14/12, found with a bag of fragments.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Clay figure, accession number 5-5287, described as archaeological dark grey terra cotta female figurine with outstretched arms; scarification marks. choker, and necklace in relief; figurine seated on a stool with curved seat; black painted contemporary base; height figurine without base 37.2 cm Per inventory 6/14/12, found with a bag of fragments.

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