Donor Name:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden  Search this

Length - Object:

89.5 cm

Width - Object:

14 cm

Height - Object:

8 cm

Culture:

Bateke / Teke (?)  Search this

Object Type:

Sculpture

Place:

Brazzaville (not certain), Congo, Republic of (not certain), Africa

Accession Date:

28 Aug 1992

Collection Date:

1966

Notes:

PROVENIENCE UNDOCUMENTED. IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY HMSG. VETTED BY WILLIAM FAGG FOR HMSG. JH PURCHASED FROM AARON FURMAN GALLERY OF NEW YORK IN 5/2/59. CARVED WOODEN FIGURE HAS KNOB W/ A FLAT TOP AS HAIRSTYLE. LOW-RELIEF FEATURES W/ ALMOND-SHAPED EYES, TRIANGULAR NOSE, FULL LIPS, AND JUTTING CHIN. TEMPLES AND CHEEKS COVERED W/ INCISED VERTICAL LINES. ELONGATED NECK LEADS TO ROUNDED TORSO W/ ARMS AT SIDE. TORSO COVERED W/ CLOTH WRAPPING BENEATH A KNOTTED, OPENWORK COTTON STRING MESH. HAS JUTTING GENITAL. BELOW THAT IS FLAT PART THAT FLARES OUT BEFORE TAPERING TO A POINT. SURMOUNTING FLAT PART IS HOLLOW BOAT-SHAPE (AS BOWL ?) CONDITION: END OF POINT IS CHIPPED. LONG CRACK ALONG NECK. TORSO COVERING HAS DETERIORATED (FROM ORGANIC ENCRUSTATION ?)

SI ARCHIVES ACC. 86-136, BOX 1

Record Last Modified:

8 May 2024

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

370312

USNM Number:

E428156-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/397379d7c-7908-4438-bb14-cd42bf65dea8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8502497