Figure

Museum number:
5-4439
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050004439
Accession number:
Acc.1375
Description:
Figure; carved natural wood; flat head; 7.5 cm l.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Sakadimba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Congo; Sakadimba; Chokwe
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-4439, described as Figure; carved natural wood; flat head; 7.5 cm l.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-4439, described as Figure; carved natural wood; flat head; 7.5 cm l.

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