Figure - carved wood

Museum number:
5-3348
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
[TBD-MTB, 10/2/2009] (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.1770
Description:
Carved wooden figure. Standing female with arms stretched over head. 13.0”
Donor:
University Appropriation and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Mali
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Mali; Hobe Tribes; Dogon
Culture or time period:
Dogon
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Murdock 11:1Note: The “Original Number” appearing on the catalogue is the Appraiser’s number; no Bascom index number. PAHMA Storage Loc: W-1-11
Loans:
S1976-1977 #46: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (February 15, 1977–February 16, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figure - carved wood, accession number 5-3348, described as Carved wooden figure. Standing female with arms stretched over head. 13.0”Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figure - carved wood, accession number 5-3348, described as Carved wooden figure. Standing female with arms stretched over head. 13.0”
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure - carved wood, accession number 5-3348, described as Carved wooden figure. Standing female with arms stretched over head. 13.0”

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