Carved wooden figure, with a projecting crest on the top of the head. Painted with white geometric outlines on the main body, face, top of the head. [IL [OPS Move] 6/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carved wooden figure, with a projecting crest on the top of the head. Painted with white geometric outlines on the main body, face, top of the head. [IL [OPS Move] 6/6/2017]
Long description: Carved wooden figure, with a projecting crest on the top of the head. Bent legs, with a protruding navel. Painted with white geometric outlines around the navel, nipples, along the back, face, and along the base of the crest at the top of the head. Remnants of a feather on the top of the head. [IL [OPS Move] 6/6/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Southern Nigeria Bende
Cultural groups: Bende Igbo
Person: Field collector Gwilym Iwan Jones; PRM source Gwilym Iwan Jones
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Bird Feather, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length x Width x Depth: max 242 x 51 x 67 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.15.49

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