Figure

Museum number:
5-16289a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
5-16289 and B1200 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
a- figure, b-stand; carved wood with red painted decoration; both arms/hands rest on chest, inset belly button, carved scarification on face. round, flat headdress. Conservation: Chips on feet, right knee, abraided wear on painted areas.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Culture or time period:
Ba Songye
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 10 centimeters, width 11 centimeters, and length 56.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Figure, accession number 5-16289a,b, described as a- figure, b-stand; carved wood with red painted decoration; both arms/hands rest on chest, inset belly button, carved scarification on face. round, flat headdress. Conservation: Chips on feet, right knee, abraided wear on painted areas.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Figure, accession number 5-16289a,b, described as a- figure, b-stand; carved wood with red painted decoration; both arms/hands rest on chest, inset belly button, carved scarification on face. round, flat headdress. Conservation: Chips on feet, right knee, abraided wear on painted areas.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Figure, accession number 5-16289a,b, described as a- figure, b-stand; carved wood with red painted decoration; both arms/hands rest on chest, inset belly button, carved scarification on face. round, flat headdress. Conservation: Chips on feet, right knee, abraided wear on painted areas.

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