Female figure

Museum number:
5-4597
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2386
Description:
Femalel figure; wood; torso from waist up; carved in round; 4 horns on head; lattice crest and large ear ornaments; large bulbous eyes with incised diamonds under breats; peg on base; traces of red paint. Cracks on back of figure; mounted on stand 8-14-68.
Donor:
Mrs. Victor K. Zurcher and Victor K. Zurcher
Collection place:
Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Liberia; Baga
Culture or time period:
Baga
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works), Figurines, and Women (female humans)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1968-1969 #40: Art Department (UC Berkeley)/Irene Sawyer (November 14, 1968–November 14, 1968), S1968-1969 #46: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley)/Irene Sawyer (November 19, 1968–November 19, 1968), S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994), and S1992-1993 #8: Blackhawk Museums (November 17, 1992–unknown)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Female figure, accession number 5-4597, described as Femalel figure; wood; torso from waist up; carved in round; 4 horns on head; lattice crest and large ear ornaments; large bulbous eyes with incised diamonds under breats; peg on base; traces of red paint. Cracks on back of figure; mounted on stand 8-14-68.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Female figure, accession number 5-4597, described as Femalel figure; wood; torso from waist up; carved in round; 4 horns on head; lattice crest and large ear ornaments; large bulbous eyes with incised diamonds under breats; peg on base; traces of red paint. Cracks on back of figure; mounted on stand 8-14-68.

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