Head (reproduction)

Museum number:
5-3867
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1888
Description:
Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around forehead and ears; damaged on left side of face and top of head; height: 13 inches.
Donor:
British Museum and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
British Museum
Collection date:
1938
Materials:
Plaster
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
whole— width 7 inches, whole— depth 9 inches, and whole— height 13.5 inches
Comment:
Originals discovered in the course of house building around Ife. Original in Ife Museum. Reproduction made by British Museum.
Loans:
S2016-2017 #1: National Museum of African American History and Culture (July 13, 2016–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3867, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around forehead and ears; damaged on left side of face and top of head; height: 13 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3867, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around forehead and ears; damaged on left side of face and top of head; height: 13 inches.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3867, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around forehead and ears; damaged on left side of face and top of head; height: 13 inches.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3867, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around forehead and ears; damaged on left side of face and top of head; height: 13 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head (reproduction), accession number 5-3867, described as Plaster cast of Ife head (original is bronze); perforated design around forehead and ears; damaged on left side of face and top of head; height: 13 inches.

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