id:			171079
accession number:	2013.52
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.52
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:37.978000

Ceremonial Ladle (Wunkirmian or Wakemia), possibly late 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-style carver. Wood, twine, and possibly resin; overall: 56.8 x 11.2 x 7 cm (22 3/8 x 4 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust 2013.52

title:				Ceremonial Ladle (Wunkirmian or Wakemia)
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creation date:			possibly late 1800s or early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1925
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creditline:			Severance and Greta Millikin Trust
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-style carver
technique:	Wood, twine, and possibly resin
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 56.8 x 11.2 x 7 cm (22 3/8 x 4 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Language of Beauty in African Art
	opening date:   2022-04-03T04:00:00
	<i>The Language of Beauty in African Art</i>. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (April 3-July 31, 2022) https://kimbellart.org/exhibition/language-beauty-african-art; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (organizer) (November 20, 2022-February 27, 2023) https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9344/the-language-of-beauty-in-african-art.

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Pierre-Paul Grassé by field-collection (inv. P.P.G.5)
	date: 1934-1985
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	Grassé family, by descent
	date: 1985-2013
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	(Christie's, Paris, France, "African and Oceanic Art," Sale 3553 Lot 94, June 19, 2013, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2013
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2013-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Grunne, Bernard de, Hans Himmelheber, and Eberhard Fischer. Dan: la danse des cuillères = dancing with spoons. 2019, 5-6, 78.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 5-6; reproduced: p. 78, cat. 26.
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	Rondeau, James, Constantijn Petridis, Yaëlle Biro, Herbert M. Cole, Kassim Kone, Babatunde Lawal, Wilfried Van Damme, and Susan Mullin Vogel. <em>The language of beauty in African art.</em> 2022.
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