Figures

Museum number:
5-16237a-q
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-26 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Lagos, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Lagos; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1940s-1950s
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Decorative.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
boat— length 40.5 centimeters, poler— height 18 centimeters, and boat— width 9 centimeters
Loans:
S1972-1973 #107: Museum of International Folk Art (February 5, 1973–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 2 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 3 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 4 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 5 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 6 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 7 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 8 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 9 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 10 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 11 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 12 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 13 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 14 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.Hearst Museum object 15 of 15 titled Figures, accession number 5-16237a-q, described as caricature figure group; caricature of a District Officer on tour; carved & painted wood a - boat, has bag of frags b - Dist. officer (front) c - poler (rear) d - paddler (LF) e - paddler (LR) f - paddler (RF) g - paddler (RR) h - hat i - umbrella handle j - umbrella k - flag l - pipe m - pole n - paddle (RF) o - paddle (LF) p - paddle (LR) q - paddle (RR) Found two pegs in a bag with this object number.

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