Bust (reproduction)

Museum number:
5-3875
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Accession number:
Acc.1888
Description:
Plaster cast of Ife bust (original is bronze); lineal design on face and stomach; headdress with upright ornament; chest piece with tassels; left hand holding horn (?); right hand broken off; height: 14¾ inches. Bust of Oni "Lafogida.
Donor:
British Museum and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
British Museum
Collection date:
1939
Materials:
Plaster
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Busts (sculpture)
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Bust (reproduction), accession number 5-3875, described as Plaster cast of Ife bust (original is bronze); lineal design on face and stomach; headdress with upright ornament; chest piece with tassels; left hand holding horn (?); right hand broken off; height: 14¾ inches. Bust of Oni "Lafogida.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Bust (reproduction), accession number 5-3875, described as Plaster cast of Ife bust (original is bronze); lineal design on face and stomach; headdress with upright ornament; chest piece with tassels; left hand holding horn (?); right hand broken off; height: 14¾ inches. Bust of Oni "Lafogida.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Bust (reproduction), accession number 5-3875, described as Plaster cast of Ife bust (original is bronze); lineal design on face and stomach; headdress with upright ornament; chest piece with tassels; left hand holding horn (?); right hand broken off; height: 14¾ inches. Bust of Oni "Lafogida.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Bust (reproduction), accession number 5-3875, described as Plaster cast of Ife bust (original is bronze); lineal design on face and stomach; headdress with upright ornament; chest piece with tassels; left hand holding horn (?); right hand broken off; height: 14¾ inches. Bust of Oni "Lafogida.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bust (reproduction), accession number 5-3875, described as Plaster cast of Ife bust (original is bronze); lineal design on face and stomach; headdress with upright ornament; chest piece with tassels; left hand holding horn (?); right hand broken off; height: 14¾ inches. Bust of Oni "Lafogida.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bust (reproduction), accession number 5-3875, described as Plaster cast of Ife bust (original is bronze); lineal design on face and stomach; headdress with upright ornament; chest piece with tassels; left hand holding horn (?); right hand broken off; height: 14¾ inches. Bust of Oni "Lafogida.

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