Female figurine

Museum number:
5-5840
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Accession number:
Acc.2171
Description:
wooden female figurine on wooden base; carved and incised breechcloth; height 42 cm
Donor:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Collection place:
Jawajei, Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Jawajei village (Kpo Gola); Gola
Culture or time period:
Gola
Collector:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Women (female humans)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1981-1982 #62: Kaiser (April 30, 1982–July 12, 1982)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Female figurine, accession number 5-5840, described as wooden female figurine on wooden base; carved and incised breechcloth; height 42 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Female figurine, accession number 5-5840, described as wooden female figurine on wooden base; carved and incised breechcloth; height 42 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 5-5840, described as wooden female figurine on wooden base; carved and incised breechcloth; height 42 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 5-5840, described as wooden female figurine on wooden base; carved and incised breechcloth; height 42 cm

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