id:			146945
accession number:	1972.343
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.343
updated:		2022-06-22 09:01:06.157000

Female Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, possibly Bondoukou region, unknown maker. Wood, paint, glass beads, and natural fiber; overall: 54.1 x 7.8 x 7.5 cm (21 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1972.343

title:				Female Figure
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creation date:			late 1800s-early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1925
current location:		108C Akan & Yoruba
creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, possibly Bondoukou region, unknown maker
technique:	Wood, paint, glass beads, and natural fiber
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 54.1 x 7.8 x 7.5 cm (21 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 91, repr.<br>CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," CMA Bulletin LX (March, 1973), p. 106, no. 25, repr. p. 105

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PROVENANCE

	Henri Kamer
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	Katherine C. White [1929-1980], Gates Mills, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?—1972
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1972–
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wall description: 
An artistic melting pot, the Bondoukou region in northeastern Côte d’Ivoire near the border with Ghana is inhabited by several ethnic groups whose cultures and artistic styles often intermingle. This figure’s rounded shapes and delicate surface decoration––which seem to imitate body scarifications––closely resemble the style of Baule carvings. The figure’s meaning and function remain a mystery.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/jun/21/freedom-and-flares-west-africas-photographic-master-in-pictures-rachidi-bissiriou
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. 9, p. 48 - 49
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IMAGES

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