Figurine

Museum number:
5-14018
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3566
Description:
Figure; cast brass; porcupine, standing with bristles indicated by rows of short projecting wires; head extensively damaged.
Donor:
Alvin O. Pierce
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa; Mali/ Ivory Coast/ Upper Volta; Senufo
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Collector:
Alvin O. Pierce
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-14018, described as Figure; cast brass; porcupine, standing with bristles indicated by rows of short projecting wires; head extensively damaged.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-14018, described as Figure; cast brass; porcupine, standing with bristles indicated by rows of short projecting wires; head extensively damaged.

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