Thorn carving

Museum number:
5-15201
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
thorn carving; woman with baby on back is resting on wood platform; platform 5.5 x 6.6 cm. Fits together with 5-15200.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Joan Wescott
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
July 25, 1989
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
platform— length 6.6 centimeters and platform— width 5.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Thorn carving, accession number 5-15201, described as thorn carving; woman with baby on back is resting on wood platform; platform 5.5 x 6.6 cm. Fits together with 5-15200.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thorn carving, accession number 5-15201, described as thorn carving; woman with baby on back is resting on wood platform; platform 5.5 x 6.6 cm. Fits together with 5-15200.

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