Figure

Museum number:
5-13476
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013476
Accession number:
Acc.3359
Description:
Puppet; standing human figure with movable arms; polychromed wood; pink head, neck and legs; green skirt with right angle cross designs in white, red and yellow; toes missing; head damaged and missing fiber formerly inserted in holes; height 69 cm.
Donor:
Jon Herman and Mrs. Jon Herman
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Figure, accession number 5-13476, described as Puppet; standing human figure with movable arms; polychromed wood; pink head, neck and legs; green skirt with right angle cross designs in white, red and yellow; toes missing; head damaged and missing fiber formerly inserted in holes; height 69 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Figure, accession number 5-13476, described as Puppet; standing human figure with movable arms; polychromed wood; pink head, neck and legs; green skirt with right angle cross designs in white, red and yellow; toes missing; head damaged and missing fiber formerly inserted in holes; height 69 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Figure, accession number 5-13476, described as Puppet; standing human figure with movable arms; polychromed wood; pink head, neck and legs; green skirt with right angle cross designs in white, red and yellow; toes missing; head damaged and missing fiber formerly inserted in holes; height 69 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13476, described as Puppet; standing human figure with movable arms; polychromed wood; pink head, neck and legs; green skirt with right angle cross designs in white, red and yellow; toes missing; head damaged and missing fiber formerly inserted in holes; height 69 cm.

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