Figure Item Number: 3600/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden figure consisting of an intricately carved face attached to a cylindrical rod that flares into a circular concave base; cloth ties threaded through holes drilled into either side of base. Face has a long thin nose with pronounced nostrils; raised oval-shaped eyes on either side of nose, underneath semi-circular brows. Mouth is open and oval-shaped, lips done in relief; chin extends downward in a sharp point. Large curved ears, with rectangles in front of them, protrude from either side of face; ridges carved across rectangles. Raised diagonal lines are carved across cheeks. Face is painted white; diagonal lines done in blue. The figure has tall, slanted hair carved on top and back of head, with two ridges carved through it. Hair, rod and base all done in black; ties are yellow-brown.
Narrative
Purchased by Peter Oberlander on his frequent trips to Africa, sometime between 1958-1990. Oberlander was teaching and consulting in Ghana, and consulting for the UN in Nigeria and Kenya.
Item History
- Made in Mali
- Owned by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
- Owned by Anonymous before September 22, 2022
- Received from Anonymous (Donor) on September 22, 2022
What
Who
- Culture
- Bamana
- Previous Owner
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and Anonymous
- Received from
- Anonymous (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mali
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 22, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on September 22, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3600/0006