Standing Female Figure (Akua ba)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

AIC_.1963.850

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AIC_.1963.850

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1999

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1999

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

African; West African; Ghanain; Akan

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African; West African; Ghanain; Akan

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Ghana (SL) Africa,West Africa,Ghana

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Africa, Ghana//Africa, West Africa, Southern Ghana (SL) Africa,West Africa,Ghana

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Asante Akan

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Asante Akan

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Standing Female Figure (Akua ba)

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Standing Female Figure (Akua ba)

Title

false

Title Type:

preferred

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preferred

Title Type

false

View:

front view

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front view

View

false

Creation Date:

Mid 20th century

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Mid 20th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1925

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1925

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1975

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1975

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Wood, glass beads, string

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Wood, glass beads, string

Materials and Techniques

false

Subject Description:

Standing female figure with round head, cylindrical body, and cone-shaped arms. Broad, flat face with crescent-shaped eyebrows; semi-circular eyes; raised triangular nose; and small mouth. Long, cylindrical neck with incised scallop pattern; with several bead necklaces. Cylindrical abdomen with small, raised breasts; slightly raised navel; and conical-shaped arms extending from body at right angels. Incised geometric pattern on back of head. Abdomen becomes rounded base. Several strings of glass beads around lower abdomen/ base.

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Standing female figure with round head, cylindrical body, and cone-shaped arms. Broad, flat face with crescent-shaped eyebrows; semi-circular eyes; raised triangular nose; and small mouth. Long, cylindrical neck with incised scallop pattern; with several bead necklaces. Cylindrical abdomen with small, raised breasts; slightly raised navel; and conical-shaped arms extending from body at right angels. Incised geometric pattern on back of head. Abdomen becomes rounded base. Several strings of glass beads around lower abdomen/ base.

Subject Description

false

Creation Place:

Africa,West Africa,Ghana

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Africa,West Africa,Ghana

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

26.3 x 20.1 x 4.6 cm (10 3/8 x 4 x 1 7/8 in.)

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26.3 x 20.1 x 4.6 cm (10 3/8 x 4 x 1 7/8 in.)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Art Institute of Chicago

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The Art Institute of Chicago

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Chicago, Illinois, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1963.850

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1963.850

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Gwendolyn Miller and Herbert Baker

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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Gwendolyn Miller and Herbert Baker

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html

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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>

Rights

false

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Standing Female Figure (Akua ba)