Wood figure

Museum number:
5-5990
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2229
Description:
Figure; wood; anthropomorphic; squat legged; cylindrical torso; elongated neck with checker board rings, knobby projections on back of head, stomach, and joints; white paint on face; breach cloth; container in left hand. Height 16.9 cm. Mounted on wood base; cracked down back; perforated on top of head.
Donor:
Mrs. Victor K. Zurcher and Victor K. Zurcher
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; The Congo; Luba; Bena Lulua
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wood figure, accession number 5-5990, described as Figure; wood; anthropomorphic; squat legged; cylindrical torso; elongated neck with checker board rings, knobby projections on back of head, stomach, and joints; white paint on face; breach cloth; container in left hand. Height 16.9 cm. Mounted on wood base; cracked down back; perforated on top of head.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wood figure, accession number 5-5990, described as Figure; wood; anthropomorphic; squat legged; cylindrical torso; elongated neck with checker board rings, knobby projections on back of head, stomach, and joints; white paint on face; breach cloth; container in left hand. Height 16.9 cm. Mounted on wood base; cracked down back; perforated on top of head.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood figure, accession number 5-5990, described as Figure; wood; anthropomorphic; squat legged; cylindrical torso; elongated neck with checker board rings, knobby projections on back of head, stomach, and joints; white paint on face; breach cloth; container in left hand. Height 16.9 cm. Mounted on wood base; cracked down back; perforated on top of head.

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