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1990.29.38

Carved ivory figure of a man, standing and holding a drum with his left hand. [JC [OPS Move] 21/6/2017]

1990.29.38

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved ivory figure of a man, standing and holding a drum with his left hand. [JC [OPS Move] 21/6/2017]
Long description
Carved ivory figure of a man, standing and holding a drum with his left hand. On an oval base. The figure is wearing a tunic, decorated with notches, with a belt at the waist, and a large, wide-brimmed hat with knop on top. The drum is slightly curved with an oval section and is resting on the ground, while being suspended on a long strap over the man's left shoulder. With his left hand he holds the bottom of the strap. In his right hand he holds a small object, possibly to beat the drum with. [JC [OPS Move] 21/6/2017]
Geographical reference
Côte d'Ivoire
Africa > Western Africa > Côte d'Ivoire
Abidjan
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source The Queen's Warehouse
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1990
Date collected
By 1990
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1990
Materials and processes
Material Elephant Tooth Ivory Animal, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Height: max 160 mm, Width: max 74 mm, Depth: max 64 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1990.29.38

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