<em>Figure of a Human-headed Ba-bird</em>. Wood, pigment, 1 3/4 × 11/16 × 1 in. (4.5 × 1.7 × 2.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.400. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.400_view01.jpg)

Figure of a Human-headed Ba-bird

Medium: Wood, pigment

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Dimensions: 1 3/4 × 11/16 × 1 in. (4.5 × 1.7 × 2.6 cm)

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Accession Number: 16.400

Image: CUR.16.400_view01.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Painted wooden figure of a human-headed Ba-bird, as amulet (?). Oblong base, disk on head. No inscription. Not pierced. Condition: Excellent. Colors intact. Disk red, wig black, face and feet yellow with black details, body pale green-blue.

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