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1971.31.2.1

Carved figure of a woman with a child on her back, held in a carrier made from a strip of fur. [JC [OPS Move] 14/6/2017]


1971.31.2.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved figure of a woman with a child on her back, held in a carrier made from a strip of fur. [JC [OPS Move] 14/6/2017]
Long description
Carved and painted wooden figure of a standing woman with a separately carved child on her back, held firmly in a carrier made from a strip of white and brown fur. The figures have been carved in separate pieces and joined with nails. Both figures are painted brown, with short hair painted black, and the woman wears a skirt painted black. The eyes and teeth have been made separately and set into the face. The figure has tubular ear ornaments of bamboo and wears two necklace of small glass beads, one red, the other black and white. For the head carrier see [1971.31.2 .2], for two gourds see [1971.31.2 .3 -.4] and for model hoe see [1971.31.2 .5]. [1971.31.2 .
Person
Field collector D.J.M. MacKenzie
PRM source D.J.M. MacKenzie
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1952
Date collected
circa 1952
Acquisition information
Donated: 1971
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bead, Material Animal Fur Skin, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Metal, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Strung, Process Nailed, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height: max 410 mm, Depth: max 190 mm, Width: max 137 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1971.31.2.1

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