Male Figurine

2009.05.0198

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Artifact Identification Male Figurine   (2009.05.0198)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Art
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date N/A
Culture Baule?

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 38.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 8.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 8 cm
Weight 335 g
Measuring Remarks Height measured from top of headdress to bottom of stand, width across hands, and depth from back of head to nose.
Materials Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Polishing
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Ravenhill, Philip. Dreams and Reverie: Images of Otherworld Mates Among the Baule, West Africa. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996. Liking, Werewere. Statues Colons: Statuettes peintes de l’Afrique de l’Ouest. Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. NEA-Arhis: 1987.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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