Figure

Museum number:
5-7691
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-2312 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2460
Description:
Cameroons cast brass figure of a man holding a basket, on a base. Collected by Paul Gebauer. H = 12.0 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Cameroon, Ba-Mun; Collected by Paul Gabauer
Culture or time period:
Bamun
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Photo: color slide of clay model before casting See accession envelope and catalogue card for additional information. PAHMA Storage Loc: V-23-9
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-7691, described as Cameroons cast brass figure of a man holding a basket, on a base. Collected by Paul Gebauer. H = 12.0 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-7691, described as Cameroons cast brass figure of a man holding a basket, on a base. Collected by Paul Gebauer. H = 12.0 cm.

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