Colonial Figure: Pilot

2008.22.0005

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Artifact Identification Colonial Figure: Pilot   (2008.22.0005)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Art
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date N/A
Culture Baoule, Baule

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 29.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 7 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 7 cm
Weight 353 g
Measuring Remarks “First Largest Dimension” is measurement of statue from base to top. “Second Largest Dimension” is diameter of the base. “Third Largest Dimension” is width of body of the statue.
Materials Pigment, Pigment--Paint, Plant--Wood, Varnish
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Lacquering, Painting, Writing
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
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.

Artifact History

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

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