Figure

Museum number:
5-13474
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013474
Alternate number:
13
Accession number:
Acc.3359
Description:
Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13474, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 13 Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Context of use: "male ancestor figure" Description: Figure; standing male with arms at sides; flat "topknot" above head; carved brown wood; h. 83 cm.
Donor:
Jon Herman and Mrs. Jon Herman
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Collector:
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
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13474, described as Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13474, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 13 Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Context of use: "male ancestor figure" Description: Figure; standing male with arms at sides; flat "topknot" above head; carved brown wood; h. 83 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13474, described as Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13474, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 13 Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Context of use: "male ancestor figure" Description: Figure; standing male with arms at sides; flat "topknot" above head; carved brown wood; h. 83 cm.

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