Wood figurine

Museum number:
5-14408
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014408
Accession number:
Acc.3898
Description:
Doll, male, made of balsa wood, carved with painted features. Painted red skirt, or loin cloth. Black painted hat, has facial scars. Height 22.8 cm.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Joseph Gregory
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Ibibio tribe
Culture or time period:
Ibibio
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1990-1991 #20: William Grant Still Arts Center (December 11, 1990–March 11, 1991)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-14408, described as Doll, male, made of balsa wood, carved with painted features. Painted red skirt, or loin cloth. Black painted hat, has facial scars. Height 22.8 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-14408, described as Doll, male, made of balsa wood, carved with painted features. Painted red skirt, or loin cloth. Black painted hat, has facial scars. Height 22.8 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-14408, described as Doll, male, made of balsa wood, carved with painted features. Painted red skirt, or loin cloth. Black painted hat, has facial scars. Height 22.8 cm.

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