Carved wood figurine on stool

Museum number:
5-13582
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013582
Accession number:
Acc.3402
Description:
Figure; male; brown stained wood; seated on four legged stool; figure holding pointed object in left hand; object in right hand extends to shoulder; height 53.3 cm
Donor:
William Neufeld
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
Mali/ Ivory Coast/ Upper Volta; Senufo (found in Sanniquellie)
Culture or time period:
Senufo
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 4 titled Carved wood figurine on stool, accession number 5-13582, described as Figure; male; brown stained wood; seated on four legged stool; figure holding pointed object in left hand; object in right hand extends to shoulder; height 53.3 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Carved wood figurine on stool, accession number 5-13582, described as Figure; male; brown stained wood; seated on four legged stool; figure holding pointed object in left hand; object in right hand extends to shoulder; height 53.3 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Carved wood figurine on stool, accession number 5-13582, described as Figure; male; brown stained wood; seated on four legged stool; figure holding pointed object in left hand; object in right hand extends to shoulder; height 53.3 cmHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Carved wood figurine on stool, accession number 5-13582, described as Figure; male; brown stained wood; seated on four legged stool; figure holding pointed object in left hand; object in right hand extends to shoulder; height 53.3 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved wood figurine on stool, accession number 5-13582, described as Figure; male; brown stained wood; seated on four legged stool; figure holding pointed object in left hand; object in right hand extends to shoulder; height 53.3 cm

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