Man figure

Museum number:
5-17021
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050017021
Alternate number:
EC-71 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4787
Description:
Carved stone figure of a man seated on the ground holding a gourd drinking vessel in both hands. Man wears only a breech clout. "Abraham" is inscribed on the base. Tourist art. 1987.
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson
Collection place:
Zimbabwe
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Zimbabwe, made by Abraham
Collector:
Elizabeth Colson
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
September 9, 2011
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 7.5 centimeters, width 5.5 centimeters, and height 6.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Man figure, accession number 5-17021, described as Carved stone figure of a man seated on the ground holding a gourd drinking vessel in both hands. Man wears only a breech clout. "Abraham" is inscribed on the base. Tourist art. 1987.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Man figure, accession number 5-17021, described as Carved stone figure of a man seated on the ground holding a gourd drinking vessel in both hands. Man wears only a breech clout. "Abraham" is inscribed on the base. Tourist art. 1987.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Man figure, accession number 5-17021, described as Carved stone figure of a man seated on the ground holding a gourd drinking vessel in both hands. Man wears only a breech clout. "Abraham" is inscribed on the base. Tourist art. 1987.

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