Figurine

Museum number:
5-1558
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1302
Description:
Carved wooden figurine, Suku “fetish;” Koshi (Northeast Basuku). Height 38.1 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. See explanation for Koshi under 5-1555, carved by same man. Contemporary.
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Suku
Culture or time period:
Suku
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fetishes and Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-1558, described as Carved wooden figurine, Suku “fetish;” Koshi (Northeast Basuku). Height 38.1 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. See explanation for Koshi under 5-1555, carved by same man. Contemporary.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-1558, described as Carved wooden figurine, Suku “fetish;” Koshi (Northeast Basuku). Height 38.1 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. See explanation for Koshi under 5-1555, carved by same man. Contemporary.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-1558, described as Carved wooden figurine, Suku “fetish;” Koshi (Northeast Basuku). Height 38.1 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. See explanation for Koshi under 5-1555, carved by same man. Contemporary.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 5-1558, described as Carved wooden figurine, Suku “fetish;” Koshi (Northeast Basuku). Height 38.1 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. See explanation for Koshi under 5-1555, carved by same man. Contemporary.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-1558, described as Carved wooden figurine, Suku “fetish;” Koshi (Northeast Basuku). Height 38.1 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. See explanation for Koshi under 5-1555, carved by same man. Contemporary.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-1558, described as Carved wooden figurine, Suku “fetish;” Koshi (Northeast Basuku). Height 38.1 cm. Carved by same man as 5-1553. See explanation for Koshi under 5-1555, carved by same man. Contemporary.

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