Wood figure

Museum number:
5-4500
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050004500
Accession number:
Acc.1375
Description:
Figure; carved wood; painted gray; has legs and pointed head; eaten by ants. Height 15 cm.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kambakatapi, Angola
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Angola; Kambakatapi; Lunda
Culture or time period:
Lunda
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
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
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wood figure, accession number 5-4500, described as Figure; carved wood; painted gray; has legs and pointed head; eaten by ants. Height 15 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood figure, accession number 5-4500, described as Figure; carved wood; painted gray; has legs and pointed head; eaten by ants. Height 15 cm.

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