single figure (figure (art))

Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1982.128iv
Left oblique view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1982.128iv
Left side view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1982.128iv
Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1982.128iv
Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1982.128iv Left oblique view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1982.128iv Left side view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1982.128iv Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1982.128iv

Figure of a woman, standing, carrying a basket loaded with fruit, from a tumpline or headband; a child sits on the basket with its legs hanging in front of the woman's shoulders. There is an anklet on the child's left leg; the right foot is missing. The woman is carrying a gourd by a strap in her left hand, and another object (missing) in her right hand. Dressed in a dark blue gathered skirt and a short-sleeved loose upper garment gathered by a waistband, with a rectangular panel at the front. The child is in blue with a button hat. Labelled: 'British Empire Exhibition 1924'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1982.128iv
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 355.6 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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