Figure Item Number: 3192/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small iron figure. Man stands with feet apart, hands raised above shoulder height, the left clutching a tool. He wears a tall, thin headdress with remnants of paint at tip. Long panelled skirts flare out at hips and back, hanging straight and nearly to ankles at front. These are coloured white with blue and red dots, and yellow and red lines and triangles, and are attached at the torso by crossed yellow suspenders. Body is grey unprocessed iron.
Narrative
Given to the donor as gifts when she was working in France in the late 1960s, for the French Government (Union Nationale des Maisons Familiales Rurales d'Education et d'Orientation).
Item History
- Made in Senegal before 1970
- Owned by Michelle Charbonnier before August 10, 2016
- Received from Michelle Charbonnier (Donor) on August 10, 2016
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3192/4
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- iron metal and paint
- Overall
- height 11.5 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 5.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Senegalese
- Previous Owner
- Michelle Charbonnier
- Received from
- Michelle Charbonnier (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Senegal
When
- Creation Date
- before 1970
- Ownership Date
- before August 10, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on August 10, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3192/0004