Human figure

Museum number:
5-14308
Permalink:
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Description:
Figure, painted wood; standing male, blue body, pink face with black painted features, black loincloth (carved) in sticky paint with fibrous material adhering; nailed to pink wood base. Height of figure only 72 cm. [more on catalogue card]
Collection place:
Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Zaire; Katanga Prov.; Methodist mission; Dumba
Culture or time period:
Mbunda
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Human figure, accession number 5-14308, described as Figure, painted wood; standing male, blue body, pink face with black painted features, black loincloth (carved) in sticky paint with fibrous material adhering; nailed to pink wood base. Height of figure only 72 cm. [more on catalogue card]Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Human figure, accession number 5-14308, described as Figure, painted wood; standing male, blue body, pink face with black painted features, black loincloth (carved) in sticky paint with fibrous material adhering; nailed to pink wood base. Height of figure only 72 cm. [more on catalogue card]Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Human figure, accession number 5-14308, described as Figure, painted wood; standing male, blue body, pink face with black painted features, black loincloth (carved) in sticky paint with fibrous material adhering; nailed to pink wood base. Height of figure only 72 cm. [more on catalogue card]Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Human figure, accession number 5-14308, described as Figure, painted wood; standing male, blue body, pink face with black painted features, black loincloth (carved) in sticky paint with fibrous material adhering; nailed to pink wood base. Height of figure only 72 cm. [more on catalogue card]
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Human figure, accession number 5-14308, described as Figure, painted wood; standing male, blue body, pink face with black painted features, black loincloth (carved) in sticky paint with fibrous material adhering; nailed to pink wood base. Height of figure only 72 cm. [more on catalogue card]

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