Figurine

Museum number:
5-16318
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050016318
Alternate number:
B-2320 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Female figure, carved wood, mask-like face, prominent breast and belly, thin arms with 2 arm bands around each, blocky feet, painted black overall. Conservation: Some paint worn on sides.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Ivory Coast/Upper Volta
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 5.5 centimeters, width 3.7 centimeters, and height 16.8 centimeters
Comment:
purchased paris 1962 “ “a la reine margo” 7 Quai Conti, paris 6e CC Postal 9902.64, Paris for $20 . PAHMA Storage Loc: W 5-Bascom-9
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 5-16318, described as Female figure, carved wood, mask-like face, prominent breast and belly, thin arms with 2 arm bands around each, blocky feet, painted black overall. Conservation: Some paint worn on sides.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 5-16318, described as Female figure, carved wood, mask-like face, prominent breast and belly, thin arms with 2 arm bands around each, blocky feet, painted black overall. Conservation: Some paint worn on sides.

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