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1938.15.84

Pottery figure of man seated on chair. Wearing a bilobed headdress with incised detail. [IL [OPS Move] 13/6/2017]


1938.15.84

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery figure of man seated on chair. Wearing a bilobed headdress with incised detail. [IL [OPS Move] 13/6/2017]
Long description
Pottery figure of man seated on chair. Wearing a bilobed headdress with incised detail. Appears to be wearing clothes decorated with circular impressions, and boots. Seated on chair with a rounded back, and with his hands resting on the arms. Square sections removed from central position in each side of the chair, and the back. Decorated with zig-zag patterns. Feet resting on footrest suspended between each side of the chair. [IL [OPS Move] 13/6/2017]
Geographical reference
Southern Nigeria
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 Pottery, Process Cast, Process Incised, Process Impressed
Dimensions
Width: max 130 mm total, Width: max 85 mm head, Height: max 240 mm total, Height: max 100 mm total, Height: max 153 mm main body, Height: max 105 mm head, Height: max 72 mm head
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.15.84

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