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Object name(s):
figurine; horned idol; idol, horned; figurine; idol
Brief description:
Carved wood Horned Idol from Northern Nigeria. Single piece of wood, carved into a face resting on a decorative base with two horns coming up from either side of the head. Decorations are carved zig zag and triangular shapes. May be part of Crosse collection (?)
Collection:
Norfolk Museums
Acquisition method:
untraced find
Associated concept:
Eth Ethnology
Associated concept:
ethnography
Associated concept:
African
Associated person:
Crosse, Dr
Condition:
good
Current location:
Lynn Museum
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
100
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
392
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
90
Material:
wood
Object name:
figurine; horned idol; idol, horned; figurine; idol
Object number:
KILLM : 1999.176
Object production date:
1800-1900
Date - earliest / single:
1800
Date - latest:
1900
Object production date:
9.1.2020
Date - earliest / single:
2020
Date - latest:
2020
Object production person:
Huggins, Pete
Object production place:
Nigeria
Other number:
6
Other number type:
previous number
Reproduction format:
jpeg
Reproduction type:
image
Responsible department/section:
Lynn Museum
Technique:
photographer

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9f966a1f-ba51-30b1-b788-fe0db51fcf75

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9f966a1f-ba51-30b1-b788-fe0db51fcf75, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC

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