id:			148157
accession number:	1975.156
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.156
updated:		2022-06-08 09:01:06.749000

Male Figure, c. 1930s. Guinea Coast, Ivory Coast, Baule or Anyi, 20th century. Wood and colorant; overall: 49.2 cm (19 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1975.156

title:				Male Figure
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creation date:			c. 1930s
creation date earliest:		1930
creation date latest:		1939
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creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Guinea Coast, Ivory Coast, Baule or Anyi, 20th century
technique:	Wood and colorant
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 49.2 cm (19 3/8 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 92, repr.<br>CMA 1976: "Year in Review 1975," CMA Bulletin LXIII (Feb., 1976), p. 65, no. 25

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wall description: 
Traces of white pigment and sacrificial residue suggest that this figure was used by a komyen, a Baule priest and spirit medium. The carved figure attracted nature spirits who then periodically possessed the priest, giving him a special clairvoyance. Other works by this same unknown master sculptor show his interest in repeated textural bands, like those on the high collar, tunic, and cap.
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