Caricature figure

Museum number:
5-16230a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210516230a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Carved wood caricature figure; African postman ?; wearing a white jacket and short pants; carrying a black staff; cap is blue and white. a) figure, b) staff.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 4.7 centimeters, height 19.5 centimeters, and width 7.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Caricature figure, accession number 5-16230a,b, described as Carved wood caricature figure; African postman ?; wearing a white jacket and short pants; carrying a black staff; cap is blue and white. a) figure, b) staff.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Caricature figure, accession number 5-16230a,b, described as Carved wood caricature figure; African postman ?; wearing a white jacket and short pants; carrying a black staff; cap is blue and white. a) figure, b) staff.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Caricature figure, accession number 5-16230a,b, described as Carved wood caricature figure; African postman ?; wearing a white jacket and short pants; carrying a black staff; cap is blue and white. a) figure, b) staff.

Tools