Carved Ebony Head
date: label: Accession Date
content: 25 Jun 1992
label: Collection Date
content: 1950
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Charles D. Hyson
label: Collector
content: Mrs. Charles D. Hyson
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Charles D. Hyson
notes: label: Notes
content: ELONGATED HEAD SCULPTURE RESTING ON OVAL BASE. "CLASSIC MAKONDE" FEATURES W/ FULL LIPS, CRESCENT-SHAPED EYELIDS, INCISED GEOMETRIC SCARIFICATION MARKS ON FACE, FLAT NOSE. FULL SCULPTURED EARS. INCISED HAIRSTYLE GOES TO A SHARP POINT IN BACK. FRONT HAIRLINE HAS SHARP, EVEN HORIZONTAL LINE W/ DEFINITION OVER TEMPLES. DARK BROWN PATINA. DONOR'S LABEL ON BOTTOM OF BASE: "1." NOTE: REMARKS BASED ON APPRAISER'S LIST IN ACCESSION FILE.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Ruvuma River, Mozambique / Tanzania, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Makonde
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 390904
label: USNM Number
content: E427880-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 3 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 2.7 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 5.5 cm