Bust

Museum number:
5-17010
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Alternate number:
EC-49 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4787
Description:
Bust of an African man. Appears to be cast plaster or ceramic material. Figure had elongated head, closely cropped hair represented by hatching. Entire surface is blackened. 1973
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson
Collection place:
Livingstone, Zambia
Collector:
Elizabeth Colson
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Busts (sculpture)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 9, 2011
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 12 centimeters, height 23 centimeters, and width 12 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Bust, accession number 5-17010, described as Bust of an African man. Appears to be cast plaster or ceramic material. Figure had elongated head, closely cropped hair represented by hatching. Entire surface is blackened. 1973Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Bust, accession number 5-17010, described as Bust of an African man. Appears to be cast plaster or ceramic material. Figure had elongated head, closely cropped hair represented by hatching. Entire surface is blackened. 1973Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Bust, accession number 5-17010, described as Bust of an African man. Appears to be cast plaster or ceramic material. Figure had elongated head, closely cropped hair represented by hatching. Entire surface is blackened. 1973

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