Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Collector:
Prof David Kadane  Search this
Mrs. David Kadane  Search this
Donor Name:
Prof David Kadane  Search this
Length - Object:
36.5 cm
Width - Object:
16.3 cm
Culture:
Makonde  Search this
Object Type:
Statue
Place:
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Accession Date:
20 Nov 1990
Collection Date:
1959 to 1975
Notes:
MADE FOR TOURIST MARKET; BIRD OR SERPENT FIGURE BITING BASE; BODY CURVES AROUND HEAD; ONE FOOT; TWO POINTED SECTIONS RISE FROM CENTER. APPRAISER'S COMMENTS: "OPEN-WORK SERPENTINE FIGURE WITH BLOND WOOD AND EBONY INLAID EYES. SERPENT HAS BIRD BEAK. ONE TERMINATION HAS FOOT." REFERENCES: (SEE ABOVE).
Record Last Modified:
18 Nov 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
387040
USNM Number:
E425339-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3739d0860-0a3e-4b3f-99b0-797a99cb9761
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8458489