Carving

Museum number:
5-15656a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210515656a@2cb
Alternate number:
B-221a,b (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4614
Description:
carving, Eshu figures (2), wood, handcarved; bust of male with elongated headdress, with incised design; shallow holes in eyes and ears; scarification on cheeks; inverted keystone shaped pedestal; H ea 15.0 cm. Each bound together with cotton ribbon around necks; three pairs of elongated wooden objects suspended from ribbon; Max. L 10.6 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Abeokuta
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
December 15, 1993
Context of use:
See 5-15654-55
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 15 centimeters and length 10.6 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: W-11-9
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Carving, accession number 5-15656a,b, described as carving, Eshu figures (2), wood, handcarved; bust of male with elongated headdress, with incised design; shallow holes in eyes and ears; scarification on cheeks; inverted keystone shaped pedestal; H ea 15.0 cm. Each bound together with cotton ribbon around necks; three pairs of elongated wooden objects suspended from ribbon; Max. L 10.6 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Carving, accession number 5-15656a,b, described as carving, Eshu figures (2), wood, handcarved; bust of male with elongated headdress, with incised design; shallow holes in eyes and ears; scarification on cheeks; inverted keystone shaped pedestal; H ea 15.0 cm. Each bound together with cotton ribbon around necks; three pairs of elongated wooden objects suspended from ribbon; Max. L 10.6 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Carving, accession number 5-15656a,b, described as carving, Eshu figures (2), wood, handcarved; bust of male with elongated headdress, with incised design; shallow holes in eyes and ears; scarification on cheeks; inverted keystone shaped pedestal; H ea 15.0 cm. Each bound together with cotton ribbon around necks; three pairs of elongated wooden objects suspended from ribbon; Max. L 10.6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 5-15656a,b, described as carving, Eshu figures (2), wood, handcarved; bust of male with elongated headdress, with incised design; shallow holes in eyes and ears; scarification on cheeks; inverted keystone shaped pedestal; H ea 15.0 cm. Each bound together with cotton ribbon around necks; three pairs of elongated wooden objects suspended from ribbon; Max. L 10.6 cm.

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