Wood figure

Museum number:
5-15398
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015398
Accession number:
Acc.4288
Description:
Figurine, anthropomorphic, wood, hand carved; facial and body features carved in low relief; protruding navel; legs set apart; fiber necklace. Height 22.8 cm. Width (at waist) 7.6 cm. Probably a charm figure.
Donor:
Dan Stuhlmueller
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Central Africa; Congo; Ngwaka
Culture or time period:
Ngwaka
Collector:
Dan Stuhlmueller
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wood figure, accession number 5-15398, described as Figurine, anthropomorphic, wood, hand carved; facial and body features carved in low relief; protruding navel; legs set apart; fiber necklace. Height 22.8 cm. Width (at waist) 7.6 cm. Probably a charm figure.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood figure, accession number 5-15398, described as Figurine, anthropomorphic, wood, hand carved; facial and body features carved in low relief; protruding navel; legs set apart; fiber necklace. Height 22.8 cm. Width (at waist) 7.6 cm. Probably a charm figure.

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