Figure

Museum number:
5-16239a-j
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210516239a@2dj
Alternate number:
B-36 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Nigeria, Lagos, Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Maker or artist:
Thomas Ona
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
Hat— depth 4.3 centimeters, Figure— width 10.5 centimeters, Figure— height 29.5 centimeters, Figure— depth 8.1 centimeters, Hat— width 14.5 centimeters, and Hat— length 11.9 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 2 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 3 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 4 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 5 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 6 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 7 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 8 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 9 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 10 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 11 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.Hearst Museum object 12 of 12 titled Figure, accession number 5-16239a-j, described as caricature figure of masked female dancer. figure wears white garment, animal skin wrap, ankle bracelets, and a large hat-like platform with six carved painted human heads attached. the figure holds a dance wand in each hand. a) figure, b) hat, c-h) heads, i, j) wands.

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