Bird

Museum number:
5-7271
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
35 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2438
Description:
bird with long beak; horn; height 38 cm. Used for household decoration. Collected pre-1968.
Donor:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; unspec.
Collector:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection date:
pre-1968
Materials:
Horn (animal material) (carved)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
household decoration
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #58: Hillside School/Millicent Kamisan (November 30, 1970–December 17, 1970)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Bird, accession number 5-7271, described as bird with long beak; horn; height 38 cm. Used for household decoration. Collected pre-1968.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Bird, accession number 5-7271, described as bird with long beak; horn; height 38 cm. Used for household decoration. Collected pre-1968.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Bird, accession number 5-7271, described as bird with long beak; horn; height 38 cm. Used for household decoration. Collected pre-1968.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Bird, accession number 5-7271, described as bird with long beak; horn; height 38 cm. Used for household decoration. Collected pre-1968.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird, accession number 5-7271, described as bird with long beak; horn; height 38 cm. Used for household decoration. Collected pre-1968.

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