Wooden figure

Museum number:
5-14418
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014418
Accession number:
Acc.3898
Description:
Doll; female, carved Avoderi wood, wearing a sleeveless print blouse, and a wrap-around skirt of printed cotton. She is pounding a stick into a large round wooden bowl. Height 18.0 cm. including base.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Joseph Gregory
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Ghana
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1990-1991 #20: William Grant Still Arts Center (December 11, 1990–March 11, 1991) and S1992-1993 #13: SFO Museum (November 9, 1992–April 14, 1993)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Wooden figure, accession number 5-14418, described as Doll; female, carved Avoderi wood, wearing a sleeveless print blouse, and a wrap-around skirt of printed cotton. She is pounding a stick into a large round wooden bowl. Height 18.0 cm. including base.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Wooden figure, accession number 5-14418, described as Doll; female, carved Avoderi wood, wearing a sleeveless print blouse, and a wrap-around skirt of printed cotton. She is pounding a stick into a large round wooden bowl. Height 18.0 cm. including base.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Wooden figure, accession number 5-14418, described as Doll; female, carved Avoderi wood, wearing a sleeveless print blouse, and a wrap-around skirt of printed cotton. She is pounding a stick into a large round wooden bowl. Height 18.0 cm. including base.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figure, accession number 5-14418, described as Doll; female, carved Avoderi wood, wearing a sleeveless print blouse, and a wrap-around skirt of printed cotton. She is pounding a stick into a large round wooden bowl. Height 18.0 cm. including base.

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