Head of a Female Saint

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dc.date.accessioned2022-07-16T16:32:48Z
dc.date.available2022-07-16T16:32:48Z
dc.descriptionDuring the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, ivory was a very popular medium for high-quality statuettes of the Virgin Mary and other saints. As in ancient times, this expensive, imported material was often used only for the face, hands, and feet of the figure, while the hair and clothing were made of less valuable materials.On this ivory head of a female saint, for example, the holes drilled around the figure's face were made to hold the ten mahogany pegs that supported a wig made from another medium. Similar holes that pierce her earlobes suggest that she once wore earrings.
dc.description.sponsorshipGift of Mark and Janeth Hogue Sponenburgh
dc.format.extent3.5"
dc.format.mediumSculpture
dc.format.mediumIvory
dc.identifier.otherSPG90.026
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10177/20379
dc.relation.ispartofHallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem Oregon
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Art Collection
dc.rightsFor use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html
dc.titleHead of a Female Saint
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local.cultureEuropean / Spain
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