Teke (Bateke) figure, carved wood; square depression carved in belly; hole for suspension drilled from ear to ear; toes broken away; no arms
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Central Africa, Lower Congo
Culture or time period:
Teke
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
December 1959
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 3.8 centimeters, diameter 3.2 centimeters, and height 21.2 centimeters
Comment:
Said to have been traded by Stendahl for Mexican antiquities. cf. 2997 and 2998B/W photo stored with Bascom Collection Index Card File; Included in photo are B-2997 and B-2998. PAHMA Storage Loc: V 3-Bascom-4
Loans:
S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969) and S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969)