Seated Female Figure Representing a Spirit Partner
Unidentified Baule maker
about 1930
Wood, glass beads, cowrie shell, brass, and seeds
Overall: 23 15/16 × 4 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (60.8 × 11.4 × 14 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Claire E. and Dr. Frederick R. Mebel, Class of 1935
985.46.26463
Geography/Culture
Africa, Western Africa, Cote d'Ivoire
Period
20th century
Object Name
Figure
Classification
Africa
Not on view
Course History
ARTH 85, Senior Seminar in Theory and Method, Mary Coffey, Fall 2014
Exhibition History
Works from the Continent of Africa, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2019-March 15, 2020.
Provenance
Dr. Frederick Ronald Mebel (1913-1998) and Claire E. Mebel (1916-1994); Rockville Center, New York; given to present collection, 1985.
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