AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1989.48
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Sabarikwo of Quazumon
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Creator Nationality:
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African
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Sabarikwo of Quazumon
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Title:
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Female Mask (kpeli-yebe)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1900
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Creation Start Date:
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1880
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Creation End Date:
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1920
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Materials and Techniques:
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wood, brass, and pigment
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 31.1cm x 16.2cm x 9.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1989.48
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Sabarikwo's reputation as a master sculptor extended throughout the Boundiali region and beyond. His distinctive style of delicate lines and exquisitely balanced forms was particularly suited for capturing female beauty, composure, and generative power---the subject of this mask. The deep black luster of the surface evokes the firm, oiled skin of young Senufo maidens. The raised mark on the forehead refers simultaneously to a palm nut and a vulva, symbolic of the powers of life and regeneration. The head above the main face, positioned where images from dreams and visions are sometimes placed, intensifies the theme of female beauty.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1989.48.tif
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