Figure
| Object Number: | AF5189 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Bambole |
| Provenience: | Maritime Congo |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment |
| Iconography: | Female |
| Height: | 66 cm |
| Width: | 17 cm |
| Depth: | 15 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1924 |
| Other Number: | 3 - Field No SF |
Description
In wood painted white (forehead), yellow (face and stripe down front of body), dark brown, and red (lower leg). Peculiar scooping-out to render face region. Cf. AF5188 (male counterpart of this female figure).
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| What In the World TV Program (01 Jan 1958 - 31 Dec 1958) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Sculpture from the University Museum (22 Nov 1986 - 08 Feb 1987) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Evocative Images: African Sculpture from the University Museum (Traveling version of "African Sculpture from the University Museum") ( Sep 1988 - Apr 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1982 - 1986) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 132-133 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Dougherty, Frank. 21 Nov 1986. African Sculpture, in Philadelphia Daily News.. pg. 1-15 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: A2 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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