Teke figurine

Museum number:
5-14524
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014524
Accession number:
Acc.3855
Description:
Teke (Bateke) figurine, . Purchased at Lagunillas market, Mexico City in December 1959. small with a stomach hole full and a hat.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Culture or time period:
Teke
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
cf. 2996 and 2998B/W photo stored with Bascom Collection Index Card File; also includes B-2996 and B-2998. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A, V-18-5
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Teke figurine, accession number 5-14524, described as Teke (Bateke) figurine, . Purchased at Lagunillas market, Mexico City in December 1959. small with a stomach hole full and a hat.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Teke figurine, accession number 5-14524, described as Teke (Bateke) figurine, . Purchased at Lagunillas market, Mexico City in December 1959. small with a stomach hole full and a hat.

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