Figurine

Museum number:
5-14123
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3682
Description:
figurine. (thorn carving) male musician, playing a drum. carved thorn wood in cream, brown, and rose, mounted on a soft wood pedestal. ht. 10 cm.
Donor:
Barbara Ames and David Ames
Collection place:
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; collected in Ibadan
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
David Ames
Collection date:
1975
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
collected in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 10 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-14123, described as figurine. (thorn carving) male musician, playing a drum. carved thorn wood in cream, brown, and rose, mounted on a soft wood pedestal. ht. 10 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-14123, described as figurine. (thorn carving) male musician, playing a drum. carved thorn wood in cream, brown, and rose, mounted on a soft wood pedestal. ht. 10 cm.

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