Brass figurine; male; bending over hoe; flat circular hat; breechclout held with copper wire; see 5-5829 Mate?; 2 Dahomean brass figures; hoers. 1937-38. Cf. B-1838 and B-1839A. 6.5 inches tall.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of Benin
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Dahomey, Fon; Collected in Nigeria
Culture or time period:
Fon
Collection date:
1937-1938
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Illustrated: Bascom, African Arts, 1967, #85B/W Photo stored with Bascom Collection Index Card File. Both figures included in photo
Loans:
S1969-1970 #72: La Jolla Museum of Art (February 4, 1970–April 14, 1970), S1970-1971 #96b: Dramatic Arts Department (UC Berkeley) (March 11, 1971–March 15, 1971), S1971-1972 #64: Art Gallery (Mills College) (January 3, 1972–February 22, 1972), S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975), and S1976-1977 #57: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Francine Marshall (March 8, 1977–March 9, 1977)