Wooden figurine

Museum number:
5-12962
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050012962
Description:
Fertility doll, carved wood; part of face not original; perforated around rim of face; height 27.2 cm
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Ghana; Ashanti att.
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1977-1978 #33: Presidio Army Museum (February 9, 1978–February 23, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-12962, described as Fertility doll, carved wood; part of face not original; perforated around rim of face; height 27.2 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden figurine, accession number 5-12962, described as Fertility doll, carved wood; part of face not original; perforated around rim of face; height 27.2 cm

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