Figure
76-5-1
From: Nigeria
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 76-5-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ekoi |
| Provenience | Nigeria |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Hair | Skin |
| Iconography | Man | Stool |
| Description | Wooden figure covered by human skin. Man seated on a stool. Movable arms and feet. Feet are normal but arms are feet hung backwards and attached as arms. Traces of paint in linear patterns. Hair is human hair applied with glue. Eyes and teeth contrast because the are exposed wood, without the skin. |
| Height | 30.5 cm |
| Width | 11.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from M. Diod, 1976 |
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