Accession No
1950.524 D
Description
Carved wooden human face with a triangular hairline or hair ornament. The reverse is curved to imitate a nut.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Period
Source
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1950.524 D; 36021 [Written on object]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
39mm
Events
Context (Amendments / updates)
NB. Provenance on catalogue card originally given as "Nigeria", but crossed out and "Congo" added. Also crossed out is "?Yoruba".
Event Date 1/11/1999
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1950.524 A-D reads: 'Four heads, apparently carved from wood, in imitation of the nut ones of the type 50.523. (Jones says nut).'
Event Date 1/11/1999
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Carved wooden human face with a triangular hairline or hair ornament. The reverse is curved to imitate a nut.
Event Date 2/11/2022
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:300057
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