Figurine

Museum number:
5-14023
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014023
Alternate number:
9 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3566
Description:
Figure; cast bronze; seated female on backless stool, left hand held to mouth, right hand holding rounded, pyramidal-topped staff.
Donor:
Alvin O. Pierce
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa; Mali/ Ivory Coast; Baule
Culture or time period:
Baule
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 2 titled Figurine, accession number 5-14023, described as Figure; cast bronze; seated female on backless stool, left hand held to mouth, right hand holding rounded, pyramidal-topped staff.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 5-14023, described as Figure; cast bronze; seated female on backless stool, left hand held to mouth, right hand holding rounded, pyramidal-topped staff.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 5-14023, described as Figure; cast bronze; seated female on backless stool, left hand held to mouth, right hand holding rounded, pyramidal-topped staff.

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