Figure

Museum number:
5-16679
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-1026 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
carved wooden figure, long neck and arms, short legs. male, black scarification on each cheek, and on a small base.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Accra, Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa, Ghana, Accra Market
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1946
Materials:
Ink, Paint (coating), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 16 centimeters, depth 3.8 centimeters, and width 8.1 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-16679, described as carved wooden figure, long neck and arms, short legs. male, black scarification on each cheek, and on a small base.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-16679, described as carved wooden figure, long neck and arms, short legs. male, black scarification on each cheek, and on a small base.

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