Candomble Statue Of Amerindian Caboclo
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Aug 1999
label: Collection Date
content: 1996
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Mason
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: DEPICTS AMERINDIAN STANDING ON ROCK, LEANING LEFT KNEE ON TREE STUMP AND RIGHT LEG STRAIGHT. RIGHT ARM IS RAISED, LEFT HAND ON THIGH. HAS DARK BROWN SKIN, SHOULDER-LENGTH BLACK HAIR. WORE ONLY COLORFUL FEATHER HEADDRESS AND LOINCLOTH, SILVER ANKLE BANDS. EACH HAND HOLDS BROWNISH-YELLOW SNAKE WHICH TWINE AROUND BODY. HAS MANUFACTURER'S LABEL AT BOTTOM OF BASE. BASE OF TREE STUMP IS CARVED CN 96.THIS FIGURINE REPRESENTS A SPIRIT IN THE CANDOMBLE RELIGION.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 25 Nov 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 420720
label: USNM Number
content: E428520-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 7 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 5 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 24.5 cm