Figure w/ bowl

Museum number:
5-15206
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
figure w/ bowl; standing female w/ bowl atop head held by upstretched arms; self base has old termite damage; 2 iron cleats in base; bowl split in 2 places; ht. 28 cm.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Oyo; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Iron (metal) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
July 25, 1989
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 28 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Figure w/ bowl, accession number 5-15206, described as figure w/ bowl; standing female w/ bowl atop head held by upstretched arms; self base has old termite damage; 2 iron cleats in base; bowl split in 2 places; ht. 28 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Figure w/ bowl, accession number 5-15206, described as figure w/ bowl; standing female w/ bowl atop head held by upstretched arms; self base has old termite damage; 2 iron cleats in base; bowl split in 2 places; ht. 28 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Figure w/ bowl, accession number 5-15206, described as figure w/ bowl; standing female w/ bowl atop head held by upstretched arms; self base has old termite damage; 2 iron cleats in base; bowl split in 2 places; ht. 28 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Figure w/ bowl, accession number 5-15206, described as figure w/ bowl; standing female w/ bowl atop head held by upstretched arms; self base has old termite damage; 2 iron cleats in base; bowl split in 2 places; ht. 28 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Figure w/ bowl, accession number 5-15206, described as figure w/ bowl; standing female w/ bowl atop head held by upstretched arms; self base has old termite damage; 2 iron cleats in base; bowl split in 2 places; ht. 28 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Figure w/ bowl, accession number 5-15206, described as figure w/ bowl; standing female w/ bowl atop head held by upstretched arms; self base has old termite damage; 2 iron cleats in base; bowl split in 2 places; ht. 28 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure w/ bowl, accession number 5-15206, described as figure w/ bowl; standing female w/ bowl atop head held by upstretched arms; self base has old termite damage; 2 iron cleats in base; bowl split in 2 places; ht. 28 cm.

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