Figure

Museum number:
5-15560
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4588
Description:
Neck rest, wood. Supported by seated figure of woman with splayed feet and lower legs. Hands alongside of breasts, stylized headdressing, and oval base. Width 13.5 cm, Height (overall) 14.6 cm. From Africa, Zaire, Luba Shankadi.
Donor:
Irwin Hersey
Collection place:
Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Zaire; Luba shankadi
Culture or time period:
Luba
Collector:
Irwin Hersey
Collection date:
1987
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-15560, described as Neck rest, wood. Supported by seated figure of woman with splayed feet and lower legs. Hands alongside of breasts, stylized headdressing, and oval base. Width 13.5 cm, Height (overall) 14.6 cm. From Africa, Zaire, Luba Shankadi.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-15560, described as Neck rest, wood. Supported by seated figure of woman with splayed feet and lower legs. Hands alongside of breasts, stylized headdressing, and oval base. Width 13.5 cm, Height (overall) 14.6 cm. From Africa, Zaire, Luba Shankadi.

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