Portrait heads

Museum number:
5-14909
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-321 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4279
Description:
Cast Ife portrait heads.a. Small head of female Oni in green dyed plaster; H = 24.4cm. One of a pair with 5-14910
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Ife; Yoruba attr.
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Portraits and Portraits (figure works)
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Portrait heads, accession number 5-14909, described as Cast Ife portrait heads.a. Small head of female Oni in green dyed plaster; H = 24.4cm. One of a pair with 5-14910
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Portrait heads, accession number 5-14909, described as Cast Ife portrait heads.a. Small head of female Oni in green dyed plaster; H = 24.4cm. One of a pair with 5-14910

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