Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3595/40

Human figure standing on a rectangular (nearly square) base. The edges of the base are slightly uneven, and there is a small jut on the back edge of the base. The figure is wearing a long headdress with three points emerging from the top. The figure's arms are curved downward, and their hands hold a large drum. The drum, headdress, and the back of the figure's legs and buttocks are painted red, white, and yellow.

  • Narrative

    Purchased by the Kelowna Museum (now the Okanagan Heritage Museum) from Mr and Mrs Henry Hildebrand in 1982.


  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Cameroonian
  • Material metal, paint, cement
  • Measurements height 13.3 cm, width 4.7 cm, depth 5.3 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Okanagan Heritage Museum
  • Received from Okanagan Heritage Museum

  • Made in Cameroon

  • Ownership Date before September 14, 2022
  • Acquisition Date on September 14, 2022

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3595/0040