Head (reproduction)

Museum number:
5-3858
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1888
Description:
Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around lips, chin, forehead, and ears; lineal designs on face; original damaged on back of head and right side of neck; height: 13 inches.
Donor:
British Museum and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
British Museum
Collection date:
1938
Materials:
Plaster
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 33.02 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3858, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around lips, chin, forehead, and ears; lineal designs on face; original damaged on back of head and right side of neck; height: 13 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3858, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around lips, chin, forehead, and ears; lineal designs on face; original damaged on back of head and right side of neck; height: 13 inches.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3858, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around lips, chin, forehead, and ears; lineal designs on face; original damaged on back of head and right side of neck; height: 13 inches.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3858, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around lips, chin, forehead, and ears; lineal designs on face; original damaged on back of head and right side of neck; height: 13 inches.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3858, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around lips, chin, forehead, and ears; lineal designs on face; original damaged on back of head and right side of neck; height: 13 inches.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3858, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around lips, chin, forehead, and ears; lineal designs on face; original damaged on back of head and right side of neck; height: 13 inches.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3858, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around lips, chin, forehead, and ears; lineal designs on face; original damaged on back of head and right side of neck; height: 13 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3858, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around lips, chin, forehead, and ears; lineal designs on face; original damaged on back of head and right side of neck; height: 13 inches.

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