Wooden figurine

Museum number:
5-6322
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006322
Accession number:
Acc.2222
Description:
Carving; wood; standing male figure on four-legged animal or spirit form; male figure has hat painted with chalky white paint with blue, black and red-brown. Height 31 cm. Composite of “oma” and “ivri” figures; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure is usually considered to represent the owner.
Donor:
Philip Peek and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Oleh, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Emede; Isoko
Culture or time period:
Isoko
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-6322, described as Carving; wood; standing male figure on four-legged animal or spirit form; male figure has hat painted with chalky white paint with blue, black and red-brown. Height 31 cm. Composite of “oma” and “ivri” figures; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure is usually considered to represent the owner.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-6322, described as Carving; wood; standing male figure on four-legged animal or spirit form; male figure has hat painted with chalky white paint with blue, black and red-brown. Height 31 cm. Composite of “oma” and “ivri” figures; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure is usually considered to represent the owner.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-6322, described as Carving; wood; standing male figure on four-legged animal or spirit form; male figure has hat painted with chalky white paint with blue, black and red-brown. Height 31 cm. Composite of “oma” and “ivri” figures; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure is usually considered to represent the owner.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-6322, described as Carving; wood; standing male figure on four-legged animal or spirit form; male figure has hat painted with chalky white paint with blue, black and red-brown. Height 31 cm. Composite of “oma” and “ivri” figures; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure is usually considered to represent the owner.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-6322, described as Carving; wood; standing male figure on four-legged animal or spirit form; male figure has hat painted with chalky white paint with blue, black and red-brown. Height 31 cm. Composite of “oma” and “ivri” figures; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure is usually considered to represent the owner.

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