Bust

Museum number:
5-4492
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1375
Description:
Portrait bust; female; black pottery; no arms; broken neck repaired; 18 cm. h.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Central Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Congo or Angola; Chokwe
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Busts (sculpture)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bust, accession number 5-4492, described as Portrait bust; female; black pottery; no arms; broken neck repaired; 18 cm. h.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bust, accession number 5-4492, described as Portrait bust; female; black pottery; no arms; broken neck repaired; 18 cm. h.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bust, accession number 5-4492, described as Portrait bust; female; black pottery; no arms; broken neck repaired; 18 cm. h.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bust, accession number 5-4492, described as Portrait bust; female; black pottery; no arms; broken neck repaired; 18 cm. h.

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