Bird figurine

Museum number:
5-4494
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1375
Description:
Female guinea hen with 3 chicks; black pottery; 17 cm. h.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Central Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Angola; Samahongo; Chokwe
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Bird figurine, accession number 5-4494, described as Female guinea hen with 3 chicks; black pottery; 17 cm. h.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Bird figurine, accession number 5-4494, described as Female guinea hen with 3 chicks; black pottery; 17 cm. h.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Bird figurine, accession number 5-4494, described as Female guinea hen with 3 chicks; black pottery; 17 cm. h.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 5-4494, described as Female guinea hen with 3 chicks; black pottery; 17 cm. h.

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