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Cast brass figure of woman
Cast brass figure of woman
Object Number 999-26-50/12962
Display Title Cast brass figure of woman
Descriptions
Object Description Cast brass figure of woman pounding mullet and holding baby; separately cast brass bowl attached to right foot with brass strip and pin; blue glass bead earrings on copper wires; right ear cracked; cast in the lost wax process
Inventory Description Sculpture, cast brass figure of woman holding child, blue glass bead earrings
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Date 1948-1953 ca.
Culture
  • Dahomey
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Benin
Materials Brass, Glass, Copper
Dimensions Overall: 15.3 x 6.2 x 6.9 cm (6 x 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-26-50/12962
Credit Line Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Alfred N. Foley
Provenance
Collector Mr. Alfred N. Foley (ca. 1948-1953)
Collector Mrs. Alfred N. Foley (ca. 1948-1953 - 8/5/99)
Donor Mrs. Alfred N. Foley (ca. 1948-1953 - 8/5/99)

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