Male figure

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.89.59

amicoid

MIA_.89.59

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1999

aly

1999

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

oty

Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Songye

crn

Songye

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

African; Central African; Congolese

crc

African; Central African; Congolese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

artist

crr

artist

Creator Role

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Songye

crt

Songye

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Male figure

otn

Male figure

Title

false

View:

Front

rid

Front

View

false

Creation Date:

19th century

oct

19th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1800

ocs

1800

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1899

oce

1899

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

wood, horn, brass tacks, metalwork, glass beads, fiber, leather

omd

wood, horn, brass tacks, metalwork, glass beads, fiber, leather

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

H.37 x W.10-3/4 x D.11-1/4 in. (figure)

met

H.37 x W.10-3/4 x D.11-1/4 in. (figure)

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

Horns

mcm

Horns

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

oon

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

oop

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

89.59

ooa

89.59

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The John R. Van Derlip Fund

ooc

The John R. Van Derlip Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

orl

<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Many groups in the Congo make sculptures in human form that are centers of spiritual power. Among Songye people, these are usually male figures, posed to convey authority and power. The materials attached to them; metal, feathers, animal skins, and horns filled with magical substances all represent natural and supernatural powers associated with the figure and its use in the community. In most cases, figures like these are deactivated by their ritual keepers before they leave the community.

Large figures like this example are communally owned, while smaller figures are kept by individual families.

cxd

<P>Many groups in the Congo make sculptures in human form that are centers of spiritual power. Among Songye people, these are usually male figures, posed to convey authority and power. The materials attached to them; metal, feathers, animal skins, and horns filled with magical substances all represent natural and supernatural powers associated with the figure and its use in the community. In most cases, figures like these are deactivated by their ritual keepers before they leave the community.</P><P>Large figures like this example are communally owned, while smaller figures are kept by individual families. </P>

Context

false

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