Bird figurine

Museum number:
5-1525
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1308
Description:
Carved wooden bird, 10.5" , 26.67cm high Made during pre-Boer war period
Donor:
Mrs. Henley Miller
Collection place:
Johannesburg, Gauteng province, Republic of South Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Johannesburg, Nguni or Tswana South Africa
Culture or time period:
Nguni
Collector:
Emily Hussey
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1965-1966 #2: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (July 7, 1965–August 5, 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Bird figurine, accession number 5-1525, described as Carved wooden bird, 10.5" , 26.67cm high Made during pre-Boer war periodHearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Bird figurine, accession number 5-1525, described as Carved wooden bird, 10.5" , 26.67cm high Made during pre-Boer war periodHearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Bird figurine, accession number 5-1525, described as Carved wooden bird, 10.5" , 26.67cm high Made during pre-Boer war periodHearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Bird figurine, accession number 5-1525, described as Carved wooden bird, 10.5" , 26.67cm high Made during pre-Boer war periodHearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Bird figurine, accession number 5-1525, described as Carved wooden bird, 10.5" , 26.67cm high Made during pre-Boer war period
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 5-1525, described as Carved wooden bird, 10.5" , 26.67cm high Made during pre-Boer war period

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