Head

Museum number:
5-5325
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-167 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2067
Description:
Wooden head on a pedestal, base painted and pyro engraved. Lizard-like animal draped overhead.
Donor:
Russell S. Springer Memorial Fund, University Appropriation, and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Kuyu
Culture or time period:
Kuyu
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
Summer 1965
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 50 centimeters
Comment:
Original # on object is “167”. Not a Bascom number. Appears to be a dealer number. Not listed in Murdock. Illustrated: Bascom, African Arts, 1967. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez,123B
Loans:
S1989-1990 #13: California State University, East Bay (January 10, 1990–February 13, 1990)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Head, accession number 5-5325, described as Wooden head on a pedestal, base painted and pyro engraved. Lizard-like animal draped overhead.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Head, accession number 5-5325, described as Wooden head on a pedestal, base painted and pyro engraved. Lizard-like animal draped overhead.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Head, accession number 5-5325, described as Wooden head on a pedestal, base painted and pyro engraved. Lizard-like animal draped overhead.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Head, accession number 5-5325, described as Wooden head on a pedestal, base painted and pyro engraved. Lizard-like animal draped overhead.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head, accession number 5-5325, described as Wooden head on a pedestal, base painted and pyro engraved. Lizard-like animal draped overhead.

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