COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
BCM_.89.9.18
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BCM_.89.9.18
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Description:
Standing male clay grave figure; large ovoid head with dominant triangular nose with deep nostrils; small angled slit eyes below arched eyebrows; thin slit mouth; small semi-circular ears; nodular scarifications with grooves on cheeks, outer sides of eyes, and between eyebrows; circular, slightly concave coiffure with double outer bands of grooved plaiting; flat topped knob in coiffure center; nine-ringed neck; compressed torso with large, semi-circular feet as base; attenuated arms with curled fingers extending in front of chest; low protuberances indicating nipples, navel, and genitalia; tan clay with glossy black paint; ceramic style of kingdom of Krinjabo.
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Standing male clay grave figure; large ovoid head with dominant triangular nose with deep nostrils; small angled slit eyes below arched eyebrows; thin slit mouth; small semi-circular ears; nodular scarifications with grooves on cheeks, outer sides of eyes, and between eyebrows; circular, slightly concave coiffure with double outer bands of grooved plaiting; flat topped knob in coiffure center; nine-ringed neck; compressed torso with large, semi-circular feet as base; attenuated arms with curled fingers extending in front of chest; low protuberances indicating nipples, navel, and genitalia; tan clay with glossy black paint; ceramic style of kingdom of Krinjabo.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Akan-Krinjabo (Sanwi), Ivory Coast
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Akan-Krinjabo (Sanwi), Ivory Coast
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Figure (Mma)
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Figure (Mma)
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
20th century
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20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
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1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1989
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1989
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Clay, paint
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Clay, paint
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Ivory Coast, Africa
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Ivory Coast, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 13 1/8"; width: 4 3/4"
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Height: 13 1/8"; width: 4 3/4"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
89.9.18
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89.9.18
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Erna Korner Geselevitsh, 1989
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Gift of Erna Korner Geselevitsh, 1989
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Southern Akan peoples make whole figures, heads, and seated figures as memorials to the deceased. Some are life-size, portraying royalty with wives and attendants; others are smaller. The figures are placed at gravesites as portraits and memorials and washed and repainted at yearly commemorations. Palm wine, pots, stools, clothing and other personal goods are also placed at graves. Ceramic figures are made by women.
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Southern Akan peoples make whole figures, heads, and seated figures as memorials to the deceased. Some are life-size, portraying royalty with wives and attendants; others are smaller. The figures are placed at gravesites as portraits and memorials and washed and repainted at yearly commemorations. Palm wine, pots, stools, clothing and other personal goods are also placed at graves. Ceramic figures are made by women.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.89-9-18.tif
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BCM_.89-9-18.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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