5-16247 and B-1 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
figure representing Rwaff, lieutenent or sargent, dressed in khaki uniform, short pants, white socks, service hat with red band. carved by Thomas Ona. Figure (a), dress hat (b), service hat (c), pipe (d).
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Lagos, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Lagas
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 24 centimeters, length 6.5 centimeters, and width 9.5 centimeters