Steatite head

Museum number:
5-4879
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2103 and Acc.2123
Description:
Steatite head (Nomoli) and base; oval face with carved features and drilled nostrils; incised scarification marks on head and skull; incised rings around neck; ht. 14.5 cm.
Donor:
Robert P. Armstrong and South African Museum
Collection place:
Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; prbably Sierra Leone or W. Liberia, Sherbro
Culture or time period:
Sherbro
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1965 and 1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Steatite head, accession number 5-4879, described as Steatite head (Nomoli) and base; oval face with carved features and drilled nostrils; incised scarification marks on head and skull; incised rings around neck; ht. 14.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Steatite head, accession number 5-4879, described as Steatite head (Nomoli) and base; oval face with carved features and drilled nostrils; incised scarification marks on head and skull; incised rings around neck; ht. 14.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Steatite head, accession number 5-4879, described as Steatite head (Nomoli) and base; oval face with carved features and drilled nostrils; incised scarification marks on head and skull; incised rings around neck; ht. 14.5 cm.

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