Colonial Figure: Man in Pith Helmet
2008.22.0006
Detailed Images
Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Colonial Figure: Man in Pith Helmet (2008.22.0006) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | N/A |
Culture | Baoule, Baule |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 24.5 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 7.0 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 5.7 cm |
Weight | 279 g |
Measuring Remarks | Width is taken from the shoulders. Depth is from the brim of the hat. |
Materials | Pigment--Paint, Plant--Wood, Varnish |
Manufacturing Processes | Painting, Lacquering, Carved |
Munsell Color Information | N/A |
Research Remarks
Published Description | N/A |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | Visual: 1). Philip Ravenhill, The Self and the Other: Personhood and Images among the Baule, Cote d’Ivoire (1994) 2). The Detroit Institute of Art’s new catalogue, Through African Eyes: The European in African Art since 1500 (2010) 3). Fritz Kramer, The Red Fez: Art and Spirit Possession in Africa (1993) |
Bibliography | Guenneguez, Andre and Afo. Art de la Cote d’Ivoire et de Ses Voisins. Paris: L’Harmattan, n.d. P. 159-161. 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. Philip Ravenhill, _The Self and the Other: Personhood and Images among the Baule, Cote d’Ivoire_ (1994) The Detroit Institute of Art’s new catalogue, _Through African Eyes: The European in African Art since 1500_ (2010) Fritz Kramer, _The Red Fez: Art and Spirit Possession in Africa_ (1993) |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Kieffer-Lopez Collection |
Reproduction | No |
Reproduction Information | N/A |