Wooden figurine, painted

Museum number:
5-6326
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006326
Accession number:
Acc.2222
Description:
Figure; wood; four-legged animal or spirit form holding in each hand an object against head; red plume-like object extends from back; rest of figure painted with chalky white paint with yellow and red. Height 35 cm. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success.
Donor:
Philip Peek and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Oleh, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Oleh; Isoko
Culture or time period:
Isoko
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Wooden figurine, painted, accession number 5-6326, described as Figure; wood; four-legged animal or spirit form holding in each hand an object against head; red plume-like object extends from back; rest of figure painted with chalky white paint with yellow and red. Height 35 cm. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Wooden figurine, painted, accession number 5-6326, described as Figure; wood; four-legged animal or spirit form holding in each hand an object against head; red plume-like object extends from back; rest of figure painted with chalky white paint with yellow and red. Height 35 cm. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Wooden figurine, painted, accession number 5-6326, described as Figure; wood; four-legged animal or spirit form holding in each hand an object against head; red plume-like object extends from back; rest of figure painted with chalky white paint with yellow and red. Height 35 cm. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Wooden figurine, painted, accession number 5-6326, described as Figure; wood; four-legged animal or spirit form holding in each hand an object against head; red plume-like object extends from back; rest of figure painted with chalky white paint with yellow and red. Height 35 cm. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, painted, accession number 5-6326, described as Figure; wood; four-legged animal or spirit form holding in each hand an object against head; red plume-like object extends from back; rest of figure painted with chalky white paint with yellow and red. Height 35 cm. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success.

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