Figure; carved black-stained representation of woman with round flat face, elongated grooved neck, outstretched arms, elongated torso, 4 strands of glass “seed” beads in white, black and red stained yellow above torso base; square pedestal of bronze-strained brass; height of figure 32.2 cm
Donor:
George Lois and Mrs. George Lois
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Ashanti
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Women (female humans)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
March 31, 1970
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #95: City of Oakland (March 5, 1971–March 5, 1971), S1971-1972 #131: Department of Art (UC Davis) (May 10, 1972–June 13, 1972), S1971-1972 #74: Diablo Valley College (February 1, 1972–March 3, 1972), S1973-1974 #41: Cantor Arts Center (Stanford Univ.) (November 27, 1973–January 16, 1974), and S1981-1982 #62: Kaiser (April 30, 1982–July 12, 1982)