Figurines

Museum number:
5-13702
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013702
Alternate number:
B-445 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.3446
Description:
Figurines/shrine piece. Standing woman w/ baby on back; her arms extended to 2 standing women; 2 kneeling women near her sides; the 4 smaller women each have water container on head; self base; wood painted dark brown, red and yellow; h. larger women ca. 67 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1943
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
December 19, 1978
Context of use:
shrine piece for Yemoja
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 67 centimeters
Loans:
S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969), S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969), S1972-1973 #33: San Jose State University (November 10, 1972–December 13, 1972), S1980-1981 #77: California Arts Council (June 19, 1981–June 30, 1981), S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994), and S1992-1993 #8: Blackhawk Museums (November 17, 1992–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Figurines, accession number 5-13702, described as Figurines/shrine piece. Standing woman w/ baby on back; her arms extended to 2 standing women; 2 kneeling women near her sides; the 4 smaller women each have water container on head; self base; wood painted dark brown, red and yellow; h. larger women ca. 67 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Figurines, accession number 5-13702, described as Figurines/shrine piece. Standing woman w/ baby on back; her arms extended to 2 standing women; 2 kneeling women near her sides; the 4 smaller women each have water container on head; self base; wood painted dark brown, red and yellow; h. larger women ca. 67 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Figurines, accession number 5-13702, described as Figurines/shrine piece. Standing woman w/ baby on back; her arms extended to 2 standing women; 2 kneeling women near her sides; the 4 smaller women each have water container on head; self base; wood painted dark brown, red and yellow; h. larger women ca. 67 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Figurines, accession number 5-13702, described as Figurines/shrine piece. Standing woman w/ baby on back; her arms extended to 2 standing women; 2 kneeling women near her sides; the 4 smaller women each have water container on head; self base; wood painted dark brown, red and yellow; h. larger women ca. 67 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Figurines, accession number 5-13702, described as Figurines/shrine piece. Standing woman w/ baby on back; her arms extended to 2 standing women; 2 kneeling women near her sides; the 4 smaller women each have water container on head; self base; wood painted dark brown, red and yellow; h. larger women ca. 67 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurines, accession number 5-13702, described as Figurines/shrine piece. Standing woman w/ baby on back; her arms extended to 2 standing women; 2 kneeling women near her sides; the 4 smaller women each have water container on head; self base; wood painted dark brown, red and yellow; h. larger women ca. 67 cm.

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