Figure

Museum number:
5-14158
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014158
Accession number:
Acc.3718
Description:
figure; seated woman on base which has 4 encircling bands; 1 piece of carved bone; back of figure is uncarved, front is heavily patinated; entire piece is stained dark reddish brown and has high polish; h. 23.7 cm.
Donor:
Claude Verite, Janine Verite, Pierre Verite, and Suzanne Verite
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Zaire; Kongo (Bakongo)
Culture or time period:
Ba Kongo
Collector:
Claude Verite, Janine Verite, Pierre Verite, and Suzanne Verite
Collection date:
May 1982
Materials:
Bone (material)
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
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 23.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-14158, described as figure; seated woman on base which has 4 encircling bands; 1 piece of carved bone; back of figure is uncarved, front is heavily patinated; entire piece is stained dark reddish brown and has high polish; h. 23.7 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-14158, described as figure; seated woman on base which has 4 encircling bands; 1 piece of carved bone; back of figure is uncarved, front is heavily patinated; entire piece is stained dark reddish brown and has high polish; h. 23.7 cm.

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