. and B-1720 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Ibo doll; carved, painted wood; short stumpy arms, prominent navel; black hair and highlights on hands, knees, toes, and belly band, red lips Purchased at Accra Market
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Nigeria, Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 4.2 centimeters, height 27.4 centimeters, and length 5.9 centimeters