Figure

Museum number:
5-13468
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013468
Alternate number:
9
Accession number:
Acc.3359
Description:
Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13468, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 9. Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved brown wood Context of use: "Ancestor figure." Description: Figure; seated female figure on stool; hands on knees; feet missing; horn-like hairstyle; carved brown wood with brown stains; h. 75 cm. /w/l "horn" missing;
Donor:
Jon Herman and Mrs. Jon Herman
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Idoma attr.
Culture or time period:
Idoma
Collector:
unknown
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)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-13468, described as Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13468, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 9. Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved brown wood Context of use: "Ancestor figure." Description: Figure; seated female figure on stool; hands on knees; feet missing; horn-like hairstyle; carved brown wood with brown stains; h. 75 cm. /w/l "horn" missing;Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-13468, described as Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13468, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 9. Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved brown wood Context of use: "Ancestor figure." Description: Figure; seated female figure on stool; hands on knees; feet missing; horn-like hairstyle; carved brown wood with brown stains; h. 75 cm. /w/l "horn" missing;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13468, described as Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13468, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 9. Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved brown wood Context of use: "Ancestor figure." Description: Figure; seated female figure on stool; hands on knees; feet missing; horn-like hairstyle; carved brown wood with brown stains; h. 75 cm. /w/l "horn" missing;

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