Figure with tail

Museum number:
5-13701a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210513701a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3446
Description:
Leopard figure; male, carved wood with yellow ground, black and some red spots, separate tail; A) standing leopard with separately carved legs nailed or pegged to body; open mouth, red protruding tongue; "GOLD COAST/MADE IN" stamped near anus; length of body 67 cm; B) tail, length 51.5 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria, Ikot Ekpene, Ibibio
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
December 19, 1978
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Tourist item. Note: "made in Gold Coast" stamp applied by U.S. customs broker in New York City to comply with Federal Law stipulating that all African objects be stamped with country of origin. It was easier to make one stamp for all objects in the shipment so all were stamped with the above, although it was inaccurate for many.
Loans:
S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Figure with tail, accession number 5-13701a,b, described as Leopard figure; male, carved wood with yellow ground, black and some red spots, separate tail; A) standing leopard with separately carved legs nailed or pegged to body; open mouth, red protruding tongue; "GOLD COAST/MADE IN" stamped near anus; length of body 67 cm; B) tail, length 51.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Figure with tail, accession number 5-13701a,b, described as Leopard figure; male, carved wood with yellow ground, black and some red spots, separate tail; A) standing leopard with separately carved legs nailed or pegged to body; open mouth, red protruding tongue; "GOLD COAST/MADE IN" stamped near anus; length of body 67 cm; B) tail, length 51.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Figure with tail, accession number 5-13701a,b, described as Leopard figure; male, carved wood with yellow ground, black and some red spots, separate tail; A) standing leopard with separately carved legs nailed or pegged to body; open mouth, red protruding tongue; "GOLD COAST/MADE IN" stamped near anus; length of body 67 cm; B) tail, length 51.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Figure with tail, accession number 5-13701a,b, described as Leopard figure; male, carved wood with yellow ground, black and some red spots, separate tail; A) standing leopard with separately carved legs nailed or pegged to body; open mouth, red protruding tongue; "GOLD COAST/MADE IN" stamped near anus; length of body 67 cm; B) tail, length 51.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure with tail, accession number 5-13701a,b, described as Leopard figure; male, carved wood with yellow ground, black and some red spots, separate tail; A) standing leopard with separately carved legs nailed or pegged to body; open mouth, red protruding tongue; "GOLD COAST/MADE IN" stamped near anus; length of body 67 cm; B) tail, length 51.5 cm.

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