Colonial Figure: Priest

2008.22.0139

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Artifact Identification Colonial Figure: Priest   (2008.22.0139)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Art
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1984 - 2005
Culture Baoule, Baule

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 29.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 9.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 7.6 cm
Weight 380 g
Measuring Remarks Width is shoulder to shoulder, depth taken from tip of foot to back of stand.
Materials Metal, Pigment, Plastic, Varnish, Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Inserting, Lacquering, Painting
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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