Carved wood figure

Museum number:
5-6002
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2263
Description:
Wood male figure seated on stool; hands clasped at front in order to address chief; double ring of purple cylindrical beads around abdomen; h. 53 cm. Bad termite damage on base; head split.
Donor:
The Calvin K. and Doreen B. Townsend Donation and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
Cameroon; Bamun; Bafoussam area
Culture or time period:
Bamun
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1969-1970 #97: KQED Television (March 23, 1970–March 25, 1972)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Carved wood figure, accession number 5-6002, described as Wood male figure seated on stool; hands clasped at front in order to address chief; double ring of purple cylindrical beads around abdomen; h. 53 cm. Bad termite damage on base; head split.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved wood figure, accession number 5-6002, described as Wood male figure seated on stool; hands clasped at front in order to address chief; double ring of purple cylindrical beads around abdomen; h. 53 cm. Bad termite damage on base; head split.

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