- 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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