carving, 'Eshu' figure, wood, handcarved; bust of male, with elongated headdress, with incised design; scarification on forehead; inverted keystone-shaped pedestal, dark finish; H 18.2 cm x W 9.0 cm
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Abeokuta
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
December 15, 1993
Context of use:
for powers of 'Eshu', see Fagg, et al, p. 92. these two figures purchased in Ibadan for $0.70
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 9 centimeters and height 18.2 centimeters
Comment:
See 5-15654; PAHMA Storage Loc: W-11-9
Loans:
S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969) and S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969)