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1915.25.1

Wooden anthropomorphic female figure. Painted black, with a white head, and metal nail embedded in the chest. [IL [OPS Move] 13/6/2017]

1915.25.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden anthropomorphic female figure. Painted black, with a white head, and metal nail embedded in the chest. [IL [OPS Move] 13/6/2017]
Long description
Wooden anthropomorphic female figure. Painted black, with a white head,and metal nail embedded in the chest. Standing upright on two feet, with arms folded across the midriff, and the hands appear to be clasped. Incised lines representing female genitalia. Rectangular nail or peg embedded in the chest. Head painted white with black lips, eyebrows and hair at the top of the head. Modelled nose, and glass embedded to represent eyes. Nail inserted in side of the head. The hair, which is possibly of clay and has been painted black, has broken off from the top of the head. [IL [OPS Move] 13/6/2017]
Person
Field collector Henry Nottidge Moseley
Field collector HMS Challenger
PRM source Amabel Nevill Sollas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1876?, uncertain
Date collected
? 1872 - 1876
Acquisition information
Donated: 1915
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Metal, Material Clay, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Forged (Metal), Process Nailed
Dimensions
Width: max 125 mm, Depth: max 130 mm, Height: max 540 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1915.25.1

Search terms: Figure, Religion, Religious Object