Figure

Museum number:
5-15632
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4612
Description:
Figurine, wood, handcarved. Representation of standing woman, with hands at sides. Abstract square-jawed head with incised hair. Knees slightly bent. Mounted on hemispherical pedestal. Length 21.5 cm, Width 4.2 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Central Africa; Zaire; Shaba Province; near Dilolo Gare; Chokwe
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-15632, described as Figurine, wood, handcarved. Representation of standing woman, with hands at sides. Abstract square-jawed head with incised hair. Knees slightly bent. Mounted on hemispherical pedestal. Length 21.5 cm, Width 4.2 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-15632, described as Figurine, wood, handcarved. Representation of standing woman, with hands at sides. Abstract square-jawed head with incised hair. Knees slightly bent. Mounted on hemispherical pedestal. Length 21.5 cm, Width 4.2 cm. From Central Africa, Zaire, Shaba Province, near Dilolo Gare, Chokwe.

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