Snake figurine

Museum number:
5-2454
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1667
Description:
Carved wooden snake; bead eyes; swallowing reptile; 16 inches long.
Donor:
Albert B. Elsasser and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Angola
Verbatim coll. place:
S.W. Africa; (and Angola); Ovambo tribe
Culture or time period:
Ovambo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Snake figurine, accession number 5-2454, described as Carved wooden snake; bead eyes; swallowing reptile; 16 inches long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snake figurine, accession number 5-2454, described as Carved wooden snake; bead eyes; swallowing reptile; 16 inches long.

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