Wodden figure

Museum number:
5-15312
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015312
Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
Figure, standing female on self base; breasts appear to be extensions of upper arms (where shoulders should be); termite damage to base, split on abdomen; large, geometric facial features; dark brown wood with yellowish encrustation; diamond-shaped midsection. Height 74 cm.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Mali
Verbatim coll. place:
Mali; Dogon
Culture or time period:
Dogon
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
July 25, 1989
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wodden figure, accession number 5-15312, described as Figure, standing female on self base; breasts appear to be extensions of upper arms (where shoulders should be); termite damage to base, split on abdomen; large, geometric facial features; dark brown wood with yellowish encrustation; diamond-shaped midsection. Height 74 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wodden figure, accession number 5-15312, described as Figure, standing female on self base; breasts appear to be extensions of upper arms (where shoulders should be); termite damage to base, split on abdomen; large, geometric facial features; dark brown wood with yellowish encrustation; diamond-shaped midsection. Height 74 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wodden figure, accession number 5-15312, described as Figure, standing female on self base; breasts appear to be extensions of upper arms (where shoulders should be); termite damage to base, split on abdomen; large, geometric facial features; dark brown wood with yellowish encrustation; diamond-shaped midsection. Height 74 cm.

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