Figurine

Museum number:
5-6302
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Accession number:
Acc.2222
Description:
Figurine; dark wood; seated on a stool, holding hands to face; vertical lines on cheeks; hair hangs in queue; beard; accented teeth. Height 37 cm. Novelty (?) Collector unsure of purpose; speculated that the figurine was carved for sale to Europeans. Purchased in Ikot-Ekpene of Enugu market.
Donor:
Philip Peek and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Igbo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-6302, described as Figurine; dark wood; seated on a stool, holding hands to face; vertical lines on cheeks; hair hangs in queue; beard; accented teeth. Height 37 cm. Novelty (?) Collector unsure of purpose; speculated that the figurine was carved for sale to Europeans. Purchased in Ikot-Ekpene of Enugu market.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-6302, described as Figurine; dark wood; seated on a stool, holding hands to face; vertical lines on cheeks; hair hangs in queue; beard; accented teeth. Height 37 cm. Novelty (?) Collector unsure of purpose; speculated that the figurine was carved for sale to Europeans. Purchased in Ikot-Ekpene of Enugu market.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-6302, described as Figurine; dark wood; seated on a stool, holding hands to face; vertical lines on cheeks; hair hangs in queue; beard; accented teeth. Height 37 cm. Novelty (?) Collector unsure of purpose; speculated that the figurine was carved for sale to Europeans. Purchased in Ikot-Ekpene of Enugu market.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-6302, described as Figurine; dark wood; seated on a stool, holding hands to face; vertical lines on cheeks; hair hangs in queue; beard; accented teeth. Height 37 cm. Novelty (?) Collector unsure of purpose; speculated that the figurine was carved for sale to Europeans. Purchased in Ikot-Ekpene of Enugu market.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-6302, described as Figurine; dark wood; seated on a stool, holding hands to face; vertical lines on cheeks; hair hangs in queue; beard; accented teeth. Height 37 cm. Novelty (?) Collector unsure of purpose; speculated that the figurine was carved for sale to Europeans. Purchased in Ikot-Ekpene of Enugu market.

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