Untitled (divination tapper)

Name/Title

Untitled (divination tapper)

Entry/Object ID

2006.54

Description

Phallic wood carving of a female figure crouched on a pedestal with a cone-shaped headress. The base is hollow and there is a wooden pin inside which rattles when shook.

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul University, gift of Dr. James J. and Gladys W. Strain, in honor of Jonathan Paul Hammer.

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown artist

Notes

Creation Date: no date

Ethnography

Notes

Africa

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

DECORATIVE ARTS

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall

Width

1 in

Depth

1-1/8 in

Length

11 in