Charms

Museum number:
5-15186a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210515186a@2dd
Accession number:
Acc.4386
Description:
(a) Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm. (b) Charm figure, full length, with bend arms and legs. Height 13 cm. (c) Full length charm figure with bent arms and legs. Height 13.5 cm. (d) Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm. Charm figures. Usually “named for known ancestor or chief” -William Bascom.
Donor:
Dan Stuhlmueller
Collection place:
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Central Africa; Congo; Brazzaville; Teke
Culture or time period:
Teke
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
January 9, 1989
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Charms, accession number 5-15186a-d, described as (a) Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm. (b) Charm figure, full length, with bend arms and legs. Height 13 cm. (c) Full length charm figure with bent arms and legs. Height 13.5 cm. (d) Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm. Charm figures. Usually “named for known ancestor or chief” -William Bascom.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Charms, accession number 5-15186a-d, described as (a) Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm. (b) Charm figure, full length, with bend arms and legs. Height 13 cm. (c) Full length charm figure with bent arms and legs. Height 13.5 cm. (d) Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm. Charm figures. Usually “named for known ancestor or chief” -William Bascom.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Charms, accession number 5-15186a-d, described as (a) Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm. (b) Charm figure, full length, with bend arms and legs. Height 13 cm. (c) Full length charm figure with bent arms and legs. Height 13.5 cm. (d) Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm. Charm figures. Usually “named for known ancestor or chief” -William Bascom.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Charms, accession number 5-15186a-d, described as (a) Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm. (b) Charm figure, full length, with bend arms and legs. Height 13 cm. (c) Full length charm figure with bent arms and legs. Height 13.5 cm. (d) Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm. Charm figures. Usually “named for known ancestor or chief” -William Bascom.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charms, accession number 5-15186a-d, described as (a) Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm. (b) Charm figure, full length, with bend arms and legs. Height 13 cm. (c) Full length charm figure with bent arms and legs. Height 13.5 cm. (d) Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm. Charm figures. Usually “named for known ancestor or chief” -William Bascom.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charms, accession number 5-15186a-d, described as (a) Charm figure, male. Hand carved in rigid upright posture. Double-faced helmeted head, tapering body. Height 19 cm. (b) Charm figure, full length, with bend arms and legs. Height 13 cm. (c) Full length charm figure with bent arms and legs. Height 13.5 cm. (d) Full length charm figure, helmeted, chin has chip missing; crack on side; head fully carved, body rounded pillar. Height 20 cm. Charm figures. Usually “named for known ancestor or chief” -William Bascom.

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