Ba-Vili mirror figure, mirrors in eyes and stomach; carved wood, two brass rings around right leg; cowrie shell on back. Purchased in Basle,Switzerland by Max Alfert from Maria Wyss
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Central Africa, Congo, Ba-Vili
Culture or time period:
Ba Vili
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1968
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 6 centimeters, height 21.5 centimeters, and width 7 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: V 3-Bascom-1
Loans:
S1968-1969 #39: Contra Costa College (November 18, 1968–December 27, 1968), S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969), and S1971-1972 #18: California State University, Sacramento (September 23, 1971–October 28, 1971)