Wood figurine

Museum number:
5-3073
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1717
Description:
Carved wooden statue; unpainted; female figure; braided hair-do; outstretched arms; palms down. Height 52 cm. See 5-2918 for bibliographic information. Said to be held by women during play at women’s burial.
Donor:
Leonard Plotnicov and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Af.; Nigeria; Ibibio; Ikot-Ekpene
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Collector:
Leonard Plotnicov
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-3073, described as Carved wooden statue; unpainted; female figure; braided hair-do; outstretched arms; palms down. Height 52 cm. See 5-2918 for bibliographic information. Said to be held by women during play at women’s burial.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-3073, described as Carved wooden statue; unpainted; female figure; braided hair-do; outstretched arms; palms down. Height 52 cm. See 5-2918 for bibliographic information. Said to be held by women during play at women’s burial.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-3073, described as Carved wooden statue; unpainted; female figure; braided hair-do; outstretched arms; palms down. Height 52 cm. See 5-2918 for bibliographic information. Said to be held by women during play at women’s burial.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-3073, described as Carved wooden statue; unpainted; female figure; braided hair-do; outstretched arms; palms down. Height 52 cm. See 5-2918 for bibliographic information. Said to be held by women during play at women’s burial.

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