FMNH 221299.nosub[1]
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Description: Twin Figures exhibit, Hall 9. figure sculpture wood, bluing, camwood powder, shells, glass beadsPhotographer: Diane Alexander White : Field Museum of Natural History
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Description: wood, bluing, camwood powder, shells, glass beads figure [twin] sculptureDownload fileScanner: Aidan Hercules : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Chicago Natural History Museum - Ethnology | 22-5 | Provenience: Western Nigeria, Ogbomosho region | People or Culture: Yoruba | Object: Twin figure | Material: Wood, blueing, camwood powder, nut shell beads, glass beads | Description: Standing male figure w/ hands to sides; coiffure in form of very high thin crest composted of 5 locks of hair of diminishing height running from front to back; face very much worn away; left ear eaten away by insects; string of nut shell ebads around waist; string of glass beads around each wrist. | Dimensions: (in cm.) Height: 28 cm. | Collection: Purchased from J. Underwood 5/67 [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 221299 | Field No. JU18A | Neg. No. 45 | Neg. #101203 | Acc. 2951 [BACK] [PHOTOGRAPH]Catalog Number: 221299.nosub[1]Description: figure sculptureMaterials: wood, bluing, camwood powder, shell, glass beadsCultural Attribution: YorubaAccession Number: [2951] J. Underwood (Purchase)Accession Year: 1967Collector/Source: John Underwood, Underwood, John and LeonEMu IRN: 1127421GUID: acc957b3-a63f-4e3a-ab5c-5273ee28701dDisclaimer: The Field Museum's online Anthropology Collections Database may contain cultural items and historical records that are culturally sensitive. Some records may also include offensive language. These records do not reflect the Field Museum's current viewpoint but rather the social attitudes and circumstances of the time period when items were collected or cataloged. Visitors to this site are also advised that some records may contain names, images, and recordings of deceased individuals and that some records document human remains.
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