Figure (doll)

Museum number:
5-16296
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-1239 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
doll. holes drilled around the periphery of the head, 14 strands of multicolored beads inserted in holes around top of head. string of beads with gold coin around neck, no navel. Purchased from Tunkara of Ghana in San Francisco
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
S. Africa, Ghana, Ashanti
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 9.4 centimeters and height 24.5 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: W 2-Bascom-3
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figure (doll), accession number 5-16296, described as doll. holes drilled around the periphery of the head, 14 strands of multicolored beads inserted in holes around top of head. string of beads with gold coin around neck, no navel. Purchased from Tunkara of Ghana in San FranciscoHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figure (doll), accession number 5-16296, described as doll. holes drilled around the periphery of the head, 14 strands of multicolored beads inserted in holes around top of head. string of beads with gold coin around neck, no navel. Purchased from Tunkara of Ghana in San Francisco

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