Figures

Museum number:
5-16236a-e
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210516236a@2de
Alternate number:
B-20 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Caricature figures of a British married couple; woman in white dress with pendant necklace and red dangle earrings; man in white pants, white shirt, a sport coat and tie. Both have hats; man has cane, woman has purse. a) figures, b) man's hat, c) woman's hat, d) purse, e) cane. Condition - thumb of woman's left hand chipped
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Lagos, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Nigeria, Lagos, Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Maker or artist:
Thomas Ona
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 11 centimeters, depth 6.7 centimeters, and height 23.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Figures, accession number 5-16236a-e, described as Caricature figures of a British married couple; woman in white dress with pendant necklace and red dangle earrings; man in white pants, white shirt, a sport coat and tie. Both have hats; man has cane, woman has purse. a) figures, b) man's hat, c) woman's hat, d) purse, e) cane. Condition - thumb of woman's left hand chippedHearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Figures, accession number 5-16236a-e, described as Caricature figures of a British married couple; woman in white dress with pendant necklace and red dangle earrings; man in white pants, white shirt, a sport coat and tie. Both have hats; man has cane, woman has purse. a) figures, b) man's hat, c) woman's hat, d) purse, e) cane. Condition - thumb of woman's left hand chippedHearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Figures, accession number 5-16236a-e, described as Caricature figures of a British married couple; woman in white dress with pendant necklace and red dangle earrings; man in white pants, white shirt, a sport coat and tie. Both have hats; man has cane, woman has purse. a) figures, b) man's hat, c) woman's hat, d) purse, e) cane. Condition - thumb of woman's left hand chippedHearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Figures, accession number 5-16236a-e, described as Caricature figures of a British married couple; woman in white dress with pendant necklace and red dangle earrings; man in white pants, white shirt, a sport coat and tie. Both have hats; man has cane, woman has purse. a) figures, b) man's hat, c) woman's hat, d) purse, e) cane. Condition - thumb of woman's left hand chippedHearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Figures, accession number 5-16236a-e, described as Caricature figures of a British married couple; woman in white dress with pendant necklace and red dangle earrings; man in white pants, white shirt, a sport coat and tie. Both have hats; man has cane, woman has purse. a) figures, b) man's hat, c) woman's hat, d) purse, e) cane. Condition - thumb of woman's left hand chippedHearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Figures, accession number 5-16236a-e, described as Caricature figures of a British married couple; woman in white dress with pendant necklace and red dangle earrings; man in white pants, white shirt, a sport coat and tie. Both have hats; man has cane, woman has purse. a) figures, b) man's hat, c) woman's hat, d) purse, e) cane. Condition - thumb of woman's left hand chippedHearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Figures, accession number 5-16236a-e, described as Caricature figures of a British married couple; woman in white dress with pendant necklace and red dangle earrings; man in white pants, white shirt, a sport coat and tie. Both have hats; man has cane, woman has purse. a) figures, b) man's hat, c) woman's hat, d) purse, e) cane. Condition - thumb of woman's left hand chippedHearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Figures, accession number 5-16236a-e, described as Caricature figures of a British married couple; woman in white dress with pendant necklace and red dangle earrings; man in white pants, white shirt, a sport coat and tie. Both have hats; man has cane, woman has purse. a) figures, b) man's hat, c) woman's hat, d) purse, e) cane. Condition - thumb of woman's left hand chippedHearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Figures, accession number 5-16236a-e, described as Caricature figures of a British married couple; woman in white dress with pendant necklace and red dangle earrings; man in white pants, white shirt, a sport coat and tie. Both have hats; man has cane, woman has purse. a) figures, b) man's hat, c) woman's hat, d) purse, e) cane. Condition - thumb of woman's left hand chipped

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