Human effigy

Museum number:
2-10042
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.484
Description:
Small, red figure with blue face and hair, made of wood. Arms and legs broken off.
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1914
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1914
Context of use:
Probably memento of dead relative (hair from dead relative) - Charles Brown, June 1964.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 19 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Human effigy, accession number 2-10042, described as Small, red figure with blue face and hair, made of wood. Arms and legs broken off.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Human effigy, accession number 2-10042, described as Small, red figure with blue face and hair, made of wood. Arms and legs broken off.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Human effigy, accession number 2-10042, described as Small, red figure with blue face and hair, made of wood. Arms and legs broken off.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Human effigy, accession number 2-10042, described as Small, red figure with blue face and hair, made of wood. Arms and legs broken off.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Human effigy, accession number 2-10042, described as Small, red figure with blue face and hair, made of wood. Arms and legs broken off.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Human effigy, accession number 2-10042, described as Small, red figure with blue face and hair, made of wood. Arms and legs broken off.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Human effigy, accession number 2-10042, described as Small, red figure with blue face and hair, made of wood. Arms and legs broken off.

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