House post model

Museum number:
5-11715
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011715
Alternate number:
B-1982 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2819 and Acc.2916
Description:
model house post; carved wood, post consists of two human heads forming the base, on top of which is a human figure seated on a bicycle, painted; 67 cm high, 10.5 wide.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Efon-Alaaye, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Efon-Alaye; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1938
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1971 and December 15, 1972
Context of use:
made by Owo-Eiye (sp?)
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 67 centimeters and width 10.5 centimeters
Comment:
B/W photo stored with Bascom Collection Index Card File. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez, Space 1
Loans:
S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown) and S1986-1987 #31: University of California, Santa Cruz (April 28, 1987–June 8, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled House post model, accession number 5-11715, described as model house post; carved wood, post consists of two human heads forming the base, on top of which is a human figure seated on a bicycle, painted; 67 cm high, 10.5 wide.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled House post model, accession number 5-11715, described as model house post; carved wood, post consists of two human heads forming the base, on top of which is a human figure seated on a bicycle, painted; 67 cm high, 10.5 wide.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled House post model, accession number 5-11715, described as model house post; carved wood, post consists of two human heads forming the base, on top of which is a human figure seated on a bicycle, painted; 67 cm high, 10.5 wide.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled House post model, accession number 5-11715, described as model house post; carved wood, post consists of two human heads forming the base, on top of which is a human figure seated on a bicycle, painted; 67 cm high, 10.5 wide.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled House post model, accession number 5-11715, described as model house post; carved wood, post consists of two human heads forming the base, on top of which is a human figure seated on a bicycle, painted; 67 cm high, 10.5 wide.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled House post model, accession number 5-11715, described as model house post; carved wood, post consists of two human heads forming the base, on top of which is a human figure seated on a bicycle, painted; 67 cm high, 10.5 wide.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled House post model, accession number 5-11715, described as model house post; carved wood, post consists of two human heads forming the base, on top of which is a human figure seated on a bicycle, painted; 67 cm high, 10.5 wide.

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