Door panel

Museum number:
5-14838
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014838
Accession number:
Acc.3966
Description:
door panel (reproduction); 3 faces surrounded by geometric designs; full face front on in center = king, 3/4 face on either side = chiefs; faces and designs below in reddish brown, balance in black-stained wood; w. 52 x h. 30.5 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ife; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Remi Owojoodu
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
copy of part of palace door, chief's entrance, city of Ife. given to WRB by his Yoruba godchild, Remi Owojoodu.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 30.5 centimeters and width 52 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Door panel, accession number 5-14838, described as door panel (reproduction); 3 faces surrounded by geometric designs; full face front on in center = king, 3/4 face on either side = chiefs; faces and designs below in reddish brown, balance in black-stained wood; w. 52 x h. 30.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Door panel, accession number 5-14838, described as door panel (reproduction); 3 faces surrounded by geometric designs; full face front on in center = king, 3/4 face on either side = chiefs; faces and designs below in reddish brown, balance in black-stained wood; w. 52 x h. 30.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Door panel, accession number 5-14838, described as door panel (reproduction); 3 faces surrounded by geometric designs; full face front on in center = king, 3/4 face on either side = chiefs; faces and designs below in reddish brown, balance in black-stained wood; w. 52 x h. 30.5 cm.

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