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Object Number
975-12-50/11832
Display Title
Standing female figure; hands on stomach; bowl on head; incised vertical pattern
Descriptions
Object Description
Standing female figure; hands on stomach; bowl on head; incised vertical pattern runs length of stomach; additional incised areas on back, face and outer bowl surface. Traces of kaolin and indigo (?). Indigo may possibly be laundry "bluing" according to Susan Vogel, Assoc. Curator, African Art. Mus. of Prim Art.
Inventory Description
Figurine, female, carved wood, hands on stomach, painted, bowl on head
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Diula?
- Ligbe?
- DaBakala
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 55 x 10.2 x 10.7 cm (21 5/8 x 4 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-12-50/11832
Provenance
Donor
Donald Deskey
(1975)
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