Head figure

Museum number:
5-15521
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015521
Alternate number:
WMA 45 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4527
Description:
Head, carved, wooden; hollow. Realistic features; eye deformity. Head painted blue, green cap. Height 23.5 cm; length 23.5 cm.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection place:
Southeast Tanzania or Northern Mozambique
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; E. Tanzania and Mozambique; Makonde
Culture or time period:
Makonde
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection date:
1960-1961
Materials:
Balsa (wood) and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Head figure, accession number 5-15521, described as Head, carved, wooden; hollow. Realistic features; eye deformity. Head painted blue, green cap. Height 23.5 cm; length 23.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Head figure, accession number 5-15521, described as Head, carved, wooden; hollow. Realistic features; eye deformity. Head painted blue, green cap. Height 23.5 cm; length 23.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Head figure, accession number 5-15521, described as Head, carved, wooden; hollow. Realistic features; eye deformity. Head painted blue, green cap. Height 23.5 cm; length 23.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Head figure, accession number 5-15521, described as Head, carved, wooden; hollow. Realistic features; eye deformity. Head painted blue, green cap. Height 23.5 cm; length 23.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head figure, accession number 5-15521, described as Head, carved, wooden; hollow. Realistic features; eye deformity. Head painted blue, green cap. Height 23.5 cm; length 23.5 cm.

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