Figurine

Museum number:
5-13425
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013425
Accession number:
Acc.3332
Description:
carved ivory tusk
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Chowule, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Gob Chowule; Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Collector:
Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-13425, described as carved ivory tusk
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-13425, described as carved ivory tusk

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