Figurine

Museum number:
5-1664
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050001664
Accession number:
Acc.1302
Description:
Carved wooden figurine: fetish, with grass skirt; white and orangish paint splattered on body. Height 40.64 cm. Chituta
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Central Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Batchok (Chokwe)
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fetishes and Figurines
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1971-1972 #131: Department of Art (UC Davis) (May 10, 1972–June 13, 1972)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 5-1664, described as Carved wooden figurine: fetish, with grass skirt; white and orangish paint splattered on body. Height 40.64 cm. ChitutaHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 5-1664, described as Carved wooden figurine: fetish, with grass skirt; white and orangish paint splattered on body. Height 40.64 cm. Chituta
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-1664, described as Carved wooden figurine: fetish, with grass skirt; white and orangish paint splattered on body. Height 40.64 cm. ChitutaDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-1664, described as Carved wooden figurine: fetish, with grass skirt; white and orangish paint splattered on body. Height 40.64 cm. Chituta

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