Figurine

Museum number:
5-2202
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-327 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.1484
Description:
Dahomey figurine with thunderbolt. Dark brown wood; figure kneels on a pedestal. 11.0” high.
Donor:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of Benin
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Dahomey; Purchased from Accra market trader.
Culture or time period:
Dahomey
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
December 19, 1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: V-25-6
Loans:
S1976-1977 #57: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Francine Marshall (March 8, 1977–March 9, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 5-2202, described as Dahomey figurine with thunderbolt. Dark brown wood; figure kneels on a pedestal. 11.0” high.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 5-2202, described as Dahomey figurine with thunderbolt. Dark brown wood; figure kneels on a pedestal. 11.0” high.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-2202, described as Dahomey figurine with thunderbolt. Dark brown wood; figure kneels on a pedestal. 11.0” high.

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