Figure

Museum number:
5-4887
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-346 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2063 and Acc.2103
Description:
Ashanti figure, “Prize”, mother and child. H=41.5cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom, South African Museum, and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti; Carver: Achimota
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
B/W photo accompanies Bascom Index file card. PAHMA Storage Loc: V-28-8
Loans:
S1965-1966 #15: Oakland Public Museum (September 16, 1965–November 10, 1965) and S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Figure, accession number 5-4887, described as Ashanti figure, “Prize”, mother and child. H=41.5cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Figure, accession number 5-4887, described as Ashanti figure, “Prize”, mother and child. H=41.5cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Figure, accession number 5-4887, described as Ashanti figure, “Prize”, mother and child. H=41.5cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-4887, described as Ashanti figure, “Prize”, mother and child. H=41.5cm.

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