Ornament

African

  • Titles Ornament (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron
  • Dimensions 4 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in. (11.1 x 4.1 x 0.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.141
  • Work Type ornament
  • Classification Furnishings and Equipment

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Standing male figure with flexed knees and solid block for feet; one hand on hip, one arm raised with elbow bent (hand broken off). Heart-shaped face with thick rims around eyes. Packets of medicinal material wrapped in fabric on abdomen and elbows. Surface colored with base of reddish-brown pigment; large white spots of pigment on body and white marks on face
Female head with braid
Oblong dark heavily patinated vessel has narrow mouth and four appliqued faces evenly spaced at top.
Brown, ovoid vessel has flat bottom, everted rim, and four strap handles. Body of vessel covered with overall incised geometric pattern and parallel vertical rows of raised bumps.