Figure

Object/Artifact

-

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Figure

Entry/Object ID

2001.01.15.01

Description

one of two twin female figures

Acquisition

Accession

2001.01

Source or Donor

Thomas D. Slater

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas D. Slater

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Yombe

Notes

Unsure as to whether this truly is from the Yombe tribe. But findings seem to indicate the Yombe are the most likely tribe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Figure, Religious

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

9-5/16 in

Width

4-5/8 in

Material

Wood, Pigment