Figurine
| Object Number: | AF3657 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Boki |
| Provenience: | Nigeria Cross River |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment |
| Iconography: | Cicatrisation |
| Height: | 29.3 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 27581 - Field No SF |
Description
Wooden figurine painted white except for hair. Two raised discs on forehead and each temple, which are black, together with the eyes. Neck carved with rings, red yellow and black. Crouching posture, arms bent. Hole in the top of head, two holes for insertion of nipples (missing).
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Sculpture from the University Museum (22 Nov 1986 - 08 Feb 1987) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Evocative Images: African Sculpture from the University Museum (Traveling version of "African Sculpture from the University Museum") ( Sep 1988 - Apr 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 74-75 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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