Standing Male Ancestor Figure

Unidentified Senufo maker

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early-mid 20th century

Wood with traces of dark patina

Overall: 25 3/16 × 5 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (64 × 14 × 11 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Morton D. May, Class of 1936

S.968.17

Geography

Place Made: Cote d'Ivoire, Western Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Figure

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Exhibition History

African Images, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 1-30, 1972.

Provenance

Morton D. May (1914-1983, Class of 1936); given to present collection, 1968.

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