mirror case; carved wood with set-in mirror and swinging door on front. case is surmounted by 2 human figures (male and female) holding hands. door has geometric design and handle in center is bird (hornbill?) pecking with its beak. back carved with equal-armed cross. traces of red, blue & black pigment. Ht. 34 cm. upper right corner mirror broken off.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba; Received from Ralph Atman in trade for Baule or Guro pully #1068
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1962
Materials:
Metal and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Context of use:
elaborately decorated household utensil used by wealthy. (Fide W. Fagg)
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 34 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: W-12-7
Loans:
S1968-1969 #39: Contra Costa College (November 18, 1968–December 27, 1968), S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969), S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969), S1971-1972 #18: California State University, Sacramento (September 23, 1971–October 28, 1971), and S1986-1987 #31: University of California, Santa Cruz (April 28, 1987–June 8, 1987)