A-55 Figure
Object Type
Figure
Object Number
JL-A-55
Artist
Unknown
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
Baca ?
Dimensions (cms)
17.5 x 12.1 x 7.5
Description

Male clay figure wearing strings of clay and glass
seed beads, black, blue and white. The male figure is cut short above the legs. Both figures have white glass beads pressed in to denote eyes, necklets and armlets, and both have small vertical incisions on the cheeks.

Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Companion to A-56. Label, underside: BACA (?) Collected Umtata 1974, said to originate from house of Khotsa Set huntsa. Baca produced for the tourist trade
Keywords
carving, clay, figure
Classification
Figure
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library
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