Figurine

Museum number:
5-2205
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-356 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.1484
Description:
Wooden, Ibibio, female figurine with movable arms. Light wood; red & black painted details. 21.0” high. Angel? Missionary?
Donor:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio; Collected at Ikot Ekepene in 1945
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
December 19, 1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: W-7-5
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 5-2205, described as Wooden, Ibibio, female figurine with movable arms. Light wood; red & black painted details. 21.0” high. Angel? Missionary?Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 5-2205, described as Wooden, Ibibio, female figurine with movable arms. Light wood; red & black painted details. 21.0” high. Angel? Missionary?
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-2205, described as Wooden, Ibibio, female figurine with movable arms. Light wood; red & black painted details. 21.0” high. Angel? Missionary?

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