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Human-Headed Hornbill Sculpture

1990.10.0020

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Artifact Identification Human-Headed Hornbill Sculpture   (1990.10.0020)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Art
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Colonial Period
Date 20th century
Culture Baule? Senufo?
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 143.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 32.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 30.3 cm
Weight 9,000 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant--Wood, Metal
Manufacturing Processes Carved

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Blier, Suzanne P. "King Glele of Danhome," African Arts., 24,( Jan. 1991): 44-45.
Herskovits, Melville and Frances. Dahomean Narrative. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1958.
Nevadomsky, Joseph. "Kemwin-Kemwin: The Apothecary Shop in Benin City," African Arts, 22 (Nov. 1988): 72-79.
Woodward, Richard B. "African Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts," African Arts, 20 (Fall 1987): 28-35.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Drs. Albert V. and Marguerite Carozzi
Reproduction no

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