Wood figurine

Museum number:
5-14332
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3780
Description:
Figure, standing anthropomorphic; columnar figure of stained, weathered and splitting wood; face with carved features; another face below with pursed lips; arms at sides; old termite damage. “Ancestor figure.” Height 74.5 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Northeastern Nigeria; S. of Benue River; Mumuye tribe
Culture or time period:
Mumuye tribe
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-14332, described as Figure, standing anthropomorphic; columnar figure of stained, weathered and splitting wood; face with carved features; another face below with pursed lips; arms at sides; old termite damage. “Ancestor figure.” Height 74.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-14332, described as Figure, standing anthropomorphic; columnar figure of stained, weathered and splitting wood; face with carved features; another face below with pursed lips; arms at sides; old termite damage. “Ancestor figure.” Height 74.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-14332, described as Figure, standing anthropomorphic; columnar figure of stained, weathered and splitting wood; face with carved features; another face below with pursed lips; arms at sides; old termite damage. “Ancestor figure.” Height 74.5 cm.

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