Figure

Museum number:
5-10216
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-479 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2819
Description:
Carved, wooden, female figure. Dahomey ( Accra). H = 37.0cm
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of Benin
Verbatim coll. place:
Ghana; Fon
Culture or time period:
Fon
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1971
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Note: Ledger specifies Fon; Bascom record specifies Da homey. PAHMA Storage Loc: V-25-8
Loans:
S1976-1977 #57: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Francine Marshall (March 8, 1977–March 9, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-10216, described as Carved, wooden, female figure. Dahomey ( Accra). H = 37.0cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-10216, described as Carved, wooden, female figure. Dahomey ( Accra). H = 37.0cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-10216, described as Carved, wooden, female figure. Dahomey ( Accra). H = 37.0cm

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