id:			144256
accession number:	1969.10
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.10
updated:		2022-06-22 09:01:01.869000

Shrine Figure (misi or mishi), late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, pre-Bembe style or Boyo-style maker. Wood and cotton; overall: 48.6 x 15.6 x 17.2 cm (19 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1969.10

title:				Shrine Figure (misi or mishi)
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creation date:			late 1800s-early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1920
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
copyright:			

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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, pre-Bembe style or Boyo-style maker
technique:	Wood and cotton
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 48.6 x 15.6 x 17.2 cm (19 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 269, repr.<br>CMA 1970: "Year in Review 1969," CMA Bulletin LVII (Jan., 1970), p. 47, no. 131, repr. p. 40.<br>Circulated by International Exhibitions Foundation, 1/22/70 - 6/21/70: "African Heritage," cat. Fagg, no. 100, repr. p. 91.  Traveled to Washington, Kansas City, Brooklyn).

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PROVENANCE

	J. J. Klejman, NY
	date: 1962    
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	J. J. Klejman, NY (1962); Katherine White Reswick
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wall description: 
This figure was used in an ancestral cult dedicated to the founders of small political groupings. Such figures were usually kept in the same shrine with a number of stylistically related male and female carvings that represented ancestors. At times of crisis, the custodian of the shrine spent the night in close proximity to the images, bringing offerings to the ancestors in exchange for their support.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 412
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n432

	Petridis, Constantijn. <em>South of the Sahara: selected works of African art. </em>Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2003.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. 32, p. 94 - 95
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	Petridis, Constantine. "A World of Great Art for Everyone." In <em>Representing Africa in American Art Museums: A Century of Collecting and Display</em>. Kathleen Bickford Berzock and Christa Clarke, 104-121. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2011.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 114, fig. 5.8
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 36
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IMAGES

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