Dahomean, male, brass figure with snake. 1937-38. 5.5” high
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of Benin
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Dahomey, Fon
Culture or time period:
Fon
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: V-25-9
Loans:
S1976-1977 #57: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Francine Marshall (March 8, 1977–March 9, 1977) and S1977-1978 #33: Presidio Army Museum (February 9, 1978–February 23, 1978)