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Iran, Ancestor Figure

Iran, Ancestor Figure

2012.10.0335

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Iran, Ancestor Figure (2012.10.0335)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, West : Guinea-Bissau : Bissagos Archipelago
Period	N/A
Date	1850 - 1950
Culture	Bidjogo, Bijago, Bidyugo

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	49 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	19 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	18 cm
Weight	2150 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes	Carved

Research Remarks

Description	Under Review
Published Description	N/A
Bibliography	Bernatzik, Hugo Adolf. In Reich de Bidjogo: geheimnisvolle Inseln in Westafrika. Berlin: Ullstein, 1960. Duquette, Daniell Gallois. Dynamique de l'art Bidjogo (Guinee-Bissau): Contribution a une anthropologie de l'art des societes africaines. Lisboa: instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical, 1983. Helmholz, Robert C. "Traditional Bijago Statuary" African Arts, vol. 6, no. 1. Autumn, 1972. Pp. 52-57, Fig 4.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	Gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz
Reproduction	No

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