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Item number Af325 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Soft wood carving of a male figure (part a). Body and face are highly stylized and very squat. The oval eyes are bulging, the nose is relatively flat with wide nostrils, and the mouth is horizontally long. There are three curved diagonal grooved marks on each cheek, and on each side of the chest. Figure is dressed in a kilt-like garment, and is wearing a cap or a helmet with studs or knobs protruding. Arms are glued at an angle, poised in such a way so that they are holding a removable flute-like instrument (part b) which tapers to a point, and is two-stepped at the other end.
Item History
- Made in Sierra Leone
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before June 25, 1977
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on June 25, 1977
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Af325 a-b
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- wood and adhesive
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, smoothed, carved and glued
- Overall
- height 47.5 cm, width 30.5 cm, depth 12.8 cm
- Part A
- height 47.5 cm, width 30.5 cm, depth 12.8 cm
- Part B
- height 28.5 cm, diameter 4.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sierra Leone
Who
- Culture
- Mende
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before June 25, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on June 25, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 98
- Accession Number
- 0395/0001
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