Figure

Museum number:
5-5829
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-1839.2 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2199
Description:
Dahomean brass figure; hoer. 1937-38. Cf. B-1838 and B-1839.
Donor:
Robert P. Armstrong
Collection place:
Republic of Benin
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Dahomey, Fon; Collected in Nigeria
Culture or time period:
Fon
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
See B-1839 for additional information.
Loans:
S1969-1970 #72: La Jolla Museum of Art (February 4, 1970–April 14, 1970), S1970-1971 #96b: Dramatic Arts Department (UC Berkeley) (March 11, 1971–March 15, 1971), S1971-1972 #64: Art Gallery (Mills College) (January 3, 1972–February 22, 1972), S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975), and S1976-1977 #57: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Francine Marshall (March 8, 1977–March 9, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-5829, described as Dahomean brass figure; hoer. 1937-38. Cf. B-1838 and B-1839.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-5829, described as Dahomean brass figure; hoer. 1937-38. Cf. B-1838 and B-1839.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-5829, described as Dahomean brass figure; hoer. 1937-38. Cf. B-1838 and B-1839.

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