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Donor Name:
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden  Search this
Length - Object:
15 cm
Width - Object:
14.5 cm
Height - W/ Base:
48 cm
Culture:
Fang (?)  Search this
Object Type:
Sculpture
Place:
Africa (not certain)
Accession Date:
28 Aug 1992
Collection Date:
1986
Notes:
PROVENIENCE UNDOCUMENTED. IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY HMSG. DARK-BROWN,CARVED WOODEN FIGURE IS SCREWED TO RECTANGULAR WOODEN BASE. STYLIZED FIGURE HAS OVAL FACE, THICK ROUND NECK, ELONGATED TORSO, LONG ARMS, AND SHORT LEGS. FACE HAS ROUND EYES FROM BRASS BITS AND ROUND BRASS STUDS, LONG NOSE, SMALL OPEN MOUTH, AND SCULPTED EARS. RECEDING HAIRLINE W/ STRAIGHT HAIRSTYLE ENDING AT NAPE. HIGH BREASTS LOCATED RIGHT AT BASE OF NECK. ARMS RAISED HIGH, HANDS CLAPSED. HAS PROTRUDING NAVEL AND GENITAL DETAILS. LEGS ARE SPLAYED W/ SQUARED-OFF FEET. LABELS ON BASE: "980/TRUNK/2," "65," "S.1998." CONDITION: NUMEROUS CRACKS; HOLE ON TOP OF HEAD (NATURAL OR ACTUAL LOSS ?)
Record Last Modified:
8 May 2024
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
370312
USNM Number:
E428137-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fa932445-bbe6-4d25-9731-386c088f3ca4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8502478