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Female Spirit Figure, Spirit Bride

2009.05.0200

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Artifact Identification Female Spirit Figure, Spirit Bride   (2009.05.0200)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Religious Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Baule
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 37.9 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 7.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 7.4 cm
Weight 605 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes Carved

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

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

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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