Female figure

National Museum of African Art

Object Details

Dyula artist
Description
Wood anthropomorphic female figure of terracotta (?) or wax head and bust with short, stubby arms and no hands on a plunger shaped rod and base. Figure has inset white glass eyes and red cloth wrapper.
Provenance
Mathias Komor, New York, -- to July 13, 1953
Eliot Elisofon, New York, July 13, 1953 to 1973
Exhibition History
Tribute to Africa: The Photography and the Collection of Eliot Elisofon, Museum of African Art, Frederick Douglass House, Washington, D.C., June-December 1974.
Published References
Museum for African Art. 1974. Tribute to Africa: The Photography and the Collection of Eliot Elisofon. Washington D.C.: Museum of African Art, p. 28.
Trowell, Margaret and Hans Nevermann. 1968. African and Oceanic Art. New York: Harry Abrams, p. 147.
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Credit Line
Bequest of Eliot Elisofon
Mid-20th century
Object number
73-7-532
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Figure
Medium
Wood, string, fabric, beads
Dimensions
H x W x D: 18.4 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm (7 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
Geography
Côte d'Ivoire
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Topic
male
Record ID
nmafa_73-7-532
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
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