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 title in original language: series: series in original language: 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 copyright: --- 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 find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 54.1 x 7.8 x 7.5 cm (21 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1972 opening date: 1973-02-27T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 91, repr.
CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," CMA Bulletin LX (March, 1973), p. 106, no. 25, repr. p. 105 --- PROVENANCE Henri Kamer date: footnotes: citations: Katherine C. White [1929-1980], Gates Mills, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?—1972 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1972– footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- 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 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.343/1972.343_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.343/1972.343_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.343/1972.343_full.tif