Name/Title
Hear, See, Speak No Evil oriental figurine of the Clinton familyEntry/Object ID
1994.42.12Description
Acc. No. 94.42.12
Subject Category: Household
Date or Period: Unknown
Object: Figurine
Description: Carved bone figurine consisting of three monkeys in the pose, "Hear, See and Speak No Evil", on carved wooden pedestal or mounting.
Size: H-2 ½’ x W-3"
History of Object: Oriental figurine that belonged to Ida Clinton early African-American resident of Alameda.
Acquired from: Albert Stefani,
Date: 11-19-1994Interpretative Labels
Label
7/12/2020 MvL: current label in display cabinet:
EARLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN
RESIDENTS OF ALAMEDA
Photographs and other objects from the Clinton family that settled here in 1889. In 1912 they purchased their own residence on Morton St.
