Standing Male Figure
Unidentified Shambaa maker
19th-early 20th century
Wood, organic substances
Overall: 18 7/16 × 3 15/16 × 3 3/8 in. (46.8 × 10 × 8.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Alvin and Mary Bert Gutman 1940 Acquisition Fund
2003.32.35527
Geography
Place Made: Tanzania, Eastern Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 17, The Anthropology of Health and Illness, Sienna Craig, Spring 2012
REL 53, Religion, Healing and Medicine, Elizabeth Perez, Winter 2012
AAAS 11, Introduction to African Studies, Naaborko Sackeyfio, Spring 2013
ANTH 17, The Anthropology of Health and Illness, Sienna Craig, Spring 2012
ANTH 17, The Anthropology of Health and Illness, Sienna Craig, Spring 2012
ARTH 16.2, Picasso: The Vollard Suite, Michael R.Taylor, Fall 2013
HIST 5.08/AAAS 19, Africa and the World, Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch, Summer 2022
HIST 5.08/AAAS 19, Africa and the World, Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch, Summer 2022
HIST 5.08/AAAS 19, Africa and the World, Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch, Summer 2022
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Exhibition History
Collectanea: The Museum as Hunter and Gatherer, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 21, 2005-February 12, 2006.
Evolving Perspectives: Highlights from the African Art Collection at the Hood Museum of Art, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2013-April 6, 2014.
Publication History
Barbara Thompson, "The African Collection at the Hood Museum of Art," African Arts, Volume XXXVII, No. 2, Los Angeles: African Studies Center, University of California, 2004, ill. p. 29.
Provenance
Collected in the villlage of Bumbuli, Lushoto District, Tanga Region, Tanzania; Axis Gallery, New York; sold to present collection, 2003.
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