Wooden figurine

Museum number:
5-6316
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2222
Description:
Carving; wood; three-legged animal or spirit form with human figure on top; painted red and black. Height 21.5 cm. This is a small one meant for a child; usually purchased by the mother, who keeps such an image and passes it on to the wife of her son when he marries. This practice seems to be unique to this town. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure usually considered to represent the owner.
Donor:
Philip Peek and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Emede, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Emede; Isoko
Culture or time period:
Isoko
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-6316, described as Carving; wood; three-legged animal or spirit form with human figure on top; painted red and black. Height 21.5 cm. This is a small one meant for a child; usually purchased by the mother, who keeps such an image and passes it on to the wife of her son when he marries. This practice seems to be unique to this town. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure usually considered to represent the owner.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-6316, described as Carving; wood; three-legged animal or spirit form with human figure on top; painted red and black. Height 21.5 cm. This is a small one meant for a child; usually purchased by the mother, who keeps such an image and passes it on to the wife of her son when he marries. This practice seems to be unique to this town. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure usually considered to represent the owner.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-6316, described as Carving; wood; three-legged animal or spirit form with human figure on top; painted red and black. Height 21.5 cm. This is a small one meant for a child; usually purchased by the mother, who keeps such an image and passes it on to the wife of her son when he marries. This practice seems to be unique to this town. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure usually considered to represent the owner.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-6316, described as Carving; wood; three-legged animal or spirit form with human figure on top; painted red and black. Height 21.5 cm. This is a small one meant for a child; usually purchased by the mother, who keeps such an image and passes it on to the wife of her son when he marries. This practice seems to be unique to this town. A special figure; use is personal, but generally it serves as messenger to ancestor and god. One must serve and pray to it before any undertaking to ensure protection and success. Top figure usually considered to represent the owner.

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