Accession No
2012.70
Description
Wooden drum tapper with carved human torso decorated with chipped triangles around circular depressions. Carved hairstyle. Small wooden loop at one end.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Ivory Coast
Period
Source
Pachmayr, John (Dr) [collector and bequeather]; Art Fund [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2012.70
Cultural Affliation
?Baule
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
30mm x 245mm x 105mm
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
Offered as a donation in 2012 by the Art Fund as part of a bequest by Dr John Pachmayr. Other items were trandferred to the T-series [Teaching] collections
Event Date 2012
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
A carved wooden Baule drum tapper.
Event Date 26/9/2012
Author: maa
Context (References)
Art Fund (2013) Art Fund Annual Review 20212-13, p. 32
Captioned: 'This collection of wooden artefacts includes a Tanzanian carved figure of a standing man,a Lega carved mask with a rush beard, a Baule carved figure, a Baule drum tapper and a Boni headrest, a Yoruba Ifa divination
bowl and a pair of Yoruba Ibeji 'figures.
Event Date 2013
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
Wooden drum tapper with carved human torso decorated with chipped triangles around circular depressions. Carved hairstyle. Small wooden loop at one end.
Event Date 4/11/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:266598
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