Figurine

Museum number:
5-14019
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3566
Description:
Figure: cast brass over clay core; standing male, hold spear and shield in left hand, right hand holds weapon resting on right shoulder, wears knee length pants and short sleeved shirt, both decorated with raised diamond design; brass on back, left and right legs and right ankle has holes revealing core.
Donor:
Alvin O. Pierce
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa; Mali/ Ivory Coast/ Upper Volta; Senufo
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Collector:
Alvin O. Pierce
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 5-14019, described as Figure: cast brass over clay core; standing male, hold spear and shield in left hand, right hand holds weapon resting on right shoulder, wears knee length pants and short sleeved shirt, both decorated with raised diamond design; brass on back, left and right legs and right ankle has holes revealing core.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 5-14019, described as Figure: cast brass over clay core; standing male, hold spear and shield in left hand, right hand holds weapon resting on right shoulder, wears knee length pants and short sleeved shirt, both decorated with raised diamond design; brass on back, left and right legs and right ankle has holes revealing core.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 5-14019, described as Figure: cast brass over clay core; standing male, hold spear and shield in left hand, right hand holds weapon resting on right shoulder, wears knee length pants and short sleeved shirt, both decorated with raised diamond design; brass on back, left and right legs and right ankle has holes revealing core.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-14019, described as Figure: cast brass over clay core; standing male, hold spear and shield in left hand, right hand holds weapon resting on right shoulder, wears knee length pants and short sleeved shirt, both decorated with raised diamond design; brass on back, left and right legs and right ankle has holes revealing core.

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