Small wood sculpture of head

Museum number:
5-11418
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011418
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
Small wooden sculpture of a head, Nigeria unspec. July 27, 1972. 5-11418, acc no. 2879, file code 4.1. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: hardwood, carved head and base (one piece) Context of use: prob. for tourist trade. Description: head, carved, with base; hardwood, medium brown-colored; facial features are stylized; 3-tiered headpiece with carved scallop decoration; 24 cm. h.; 8.5 cm. w.;
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria, unspec.
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Small wood sculpture of head, accession number 5-11418, described as Small wooden sculpture of a head, Nigeria unspec. July 27, 1972. 5-11418, acc no. 2879, file code 4.1. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: hardwood, carved head and base (one piece) Context of use: prob. for tourist trade. Description: head, carved, with base; hardwood, medium brown-colored; facial features are stylized; 3-tiered headpiece with carved scallop decoration; 24 cm. h.; 8.5 cm. w.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Small wood sculpture of head, accession number 5-11418, described as Small wooden sculpture of a head, Nigeria unspec. July 27, 1972. 5-11418, acc no. 2879, file code 4.1. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: hardwood, carved head and base (one piece) Context of use: prob. for tourist trade. Description: head, carved, with base; hardwood, medium brown-colored; facial features are stylized; 3-tiered headpiece with carved scallop decoration; 24 cm. h.; 8.5 cm. w.;

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