Figure Item Number: K2.245 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wood figure of a man with an old-fashioned long plaited beard, a symbol of authority. His rounded eyes are closed. The nose extends from the curved upraised brows. The lips meet at the centre of the mouth. There are two diagonal grooves along each side of the neck. The angled shoulders extend into the arms that are bent at the elbows so that the hands are angled forward to hold the long plaited beard. The knees are slightly bent. On a circular base. Colour: black.
Cultural Context
the descendants of this ancestor are obligated to provide sustenance for the ancestor's spirit and wear this ancestor's particular scarifications to identify themselves and their ancestral line.
Item History
- Made in Cote d'Ivoire
- Owned by Abi Jones before January 15, 1970
- Received from Abi Jones (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) on January 15, 1970
What
Who
- Culture
- Baule
- Previous Owner
- Abi Jones
- Received from
- Abi Jones (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cote d'Ivoire
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 1970
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 1970
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0159/0002