id: 147843 accession number: 1974.204 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.204 updated: 2022-01-04 16:48:09.232000 Bird Standard, early to mid-1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo-style carver. Wood and upholstery studs; overall: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1974.204 title: Bird Standard title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: early to mid-1900s creation date earliest: 1900 creation date latest: 1950 current location: creditline: Gift of Katherine C. White copyright: --- culture: Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo-style carver technique: Wood and upholstery studs department: African Art collection: African Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 24, repr.
CMA 1975: "Year in Review 1974," CMA Bulletin LXII (March, 1975), p. 97, no. 19 --- PROVENANCE Katherine C. White (aka Katherine Merkel, Katherine Reswick) date: ?-1974 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH by gift date: 1974- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: An eagle depicted in flight originally surmounting a long staff, the bird standard is offered to the winner of a hoeing contest between young men. The competition is not only meant to promote social cohesion and solidarity, it also serves to encourage fertility. Honoring the endurance of a victorious farmer, such a bird standard is also used as a display sculpture during the funeral of a former champion or a member of his courtyard or family unit. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.204/1974.204_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.204/1974.204_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.204/1974.204_full.tif