Figurine

Museum number:
5-4628a
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2073
Description:
Ivory equestrian figure. One of a pair, possibly handle for fly whisk.
Donor:
Jay T. Last
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; NIgeria; Benin attrib.
Culture or time period:
Benin
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-4628a, described as Ivory equestrian figure. One of a pair, possibly handle for fly whisk.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-4628a, described as Ivory equestrian figure. One of a pair, possibly handle for fly whisk.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-4628a, described as Ivory equestrian figure. One of a pair, possibly handle for fly whisk.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-4628a, described as Ivory equestrian figure. One of a pair, possibly handle for fly whisk.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-4628a, described as Ivory equestrian figure. One of a pair, possibly handle for fly whisk.

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