Statue

Museum number:
5-6310
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Accession number:
Acc.2222
Description:
Figure; unpainted wood; rough-hewn; large horn-like projections on head; face and two legs roughly suggested. Height 30 cm. For protection of owner - very powerful; equivalent to “obo” of Isoko.
Donor:
Philip Peek and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Igbo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Statues
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Statue, accession number 5-6310, described as Figure; unpainted wood; rough-hewn; large horn-like projections on head; face and two legs roughly suggested. Height 30 cm. For protection of owner - very powerful; equivalent to “obo” of Isoko.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Statue, accession number 5-6310, described as Figure; unpainted wood; rough-hewn; large horn-like projections on head; face and two legs roughly suggested. Height 30 cm. For protection of owner - very powerful; equivalent to “obo” of Isoko.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Statue, accession number 5-6310, described as Figure; unpainted wood; rough-hewn; large horn-like projections on head; face and two legs roughly suggested. Height 30 cm. For protection of owner - very powerful; equivalent to “obo” of Isoko.

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