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
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creation date:			early to mid-1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1950
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creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo-style carver
technique:	Wood and upholstery studs
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 24, repr.<br>CMA 1975: "Year in Review 1974," CMA Bulletin LXII (March, 1975), p. 97, no. 19

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PROVENANCE

	Katherine C. White (aka Katherine Merkel, Katherine Reswick)
	date: ?-1974
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH by gift
	date: 1974-
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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.
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