Figure

Museum number:
5-3445
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-1844 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.1807
Description:
Dahomean cast brass figure; hunter with rifle and dog. Collected in 1937-1938. Height: 6.25 inches.
Donor:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abomey, Republic of Benin
Verbatim coll. place:
Dahomey; Fon (Dahomeans) (Murdock 32:3)
Culture or time period:
Fon
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Notation on card: Cf. 195 Bascom number on object is crossed off?.
Loans:
S1968-1969 #20: University of California, Berkeley (September 10, 1968–November 15, 1968), S1969-1970 #97: KQED Television (March 23, 1970–March 25, 1972), and S1976-1977 #57: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Francine Marshall (March 8, 1977–March 9, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-3445, described as Dahomean cast brass figure; hunter with rifle and dog. Collected in 1937-1938. Height: 6.25 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-3445, described as Dahomean cast brass figure; hunter with rifle and dog. Collected in 1937-1938. Height: 6.25 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-3445, described as Dahomean cast brass figure; hunter with rifle and dog. Collected in 1937-1938. Height: 6.25 inches.

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