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.
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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