Carved wooden human figurine

Museum number:
5-8596
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050008596
Accession number:
Acc.3456
Description:
Figure; standing female, arms at sides; carved wood with several splits incl. left side of face; on commercial wood stand; height of figure only 20.5 cm
Donor:
Kurt Mann and Mrs. Kurt Mann
Collection place:
Burkina Faso
Verbatim coll. place:
Upper Volta; Lobi
Culture or time period:
Lobi
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Carved wooden human figurine, accession number 5-8596, described as Figure; standing female, arms at sides; carved wood with several splits incl. left side of face; on commercial wood stand; height of figure only 20.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Carved wooden human figurine, accession number 5-8596, described as Figure; standing female, arms at sides; carved wood with several splits incl. left side of face; on commercial wood stand; height of figure only 20.5 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Carved wooden human figurine, accession number 5-8596, described as Figure; standing female, arms at sides; carved wood with several splits incl. left side of face; on commercial wood stand; height of figure only 20.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved wooden human figurine, accession number 5-8596, described as Figure; standing female, arms at sides; carved wood with several splits incl. left side of face; on commercial wood stand; height of figure only 20.5 cm

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