Carved female figure

Museum number:
5-14422
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014422
Accession number:
Acc.3898
Description:
Doll; female, all wood carved, including features. Hands slightly carved, wth arms attached to body by nails, so the swing freely. Wearing carved underpants. Height 29.4 cm.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Joseph Gregory
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Ghana
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works), Figurines, and Women (female humans)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Carved female figure, accession number 5-14422, described as Doll; female, all wood carved, including features. Hands slightly carved, wth arms attached to body by nails, so the swing freely. Wearing carved underpants. Height 29.4 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved female figure, accession number 5-14422, described as Doll; female, all wood carved, including features. Hands slightly carved, wth arms attached to body by nails, so the swing freely. Wearing carved underpants. Height 29.4 cm.

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