Thorn carving

Museum number:
5-16037
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4627
Description:
thorn carving. woman bending over vessel. body broken from feet, arms broken, stir stick broken loose from figure. H = 8.5 cm; Base 4.0 cm x 8.0 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Ibadan
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
May 1, 1994
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 8.5 centimeters, base— length 8 centimeters, and base— width 4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Thorn carving, accession number 5-16037, described as thorn carving. woman bending over vessel. body broken from feet, arms broken, stir stick broken loose from figure. H = 8.5 cm; Base 4.0 cm x 8.0 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thorn carving, accession number 5-16037, described as thorn carving. woman bending over vessel. body broken from feet, arms broken, stir stick broken loose from figure. H = 8.5 cm; Base 4.0 cm x 8.0 cm.

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