Bird figure

Museum number:
5-16826
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
33 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4729
Description:
horn carving of a bird with inlaid eyes (1 missing). feet and tail formed by cutting the horn and reshaping it (possibly using heat or steam).
Donor:
Dorothy Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa, Ethiopia
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Materials:
Horn (animal material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bird motifs and Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
May 22, 2002
Context of use:
decorative
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 16 centimeters, length 28.5 centimeters, and width 5.8 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bird figure, accession number 5-16826, described as horn carving of a bird with inlaid eyes (1 missing). feet and tail formed by cutting the horn and reshaping it (possibly using heat or steam).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bird figure, accession number 5-16826, described as horn carving of a bird with inlaid eyes (1 missing). feet and tail formed by cutting the horn and reshaping it (possibly using heat or steam).

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