Jalagana (Female Figure)
Artist
Mumuye artist
Dateearly 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood, surface treatment (paint?)
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 33 3/4 × 6 × 7in. (85.7 × 15.2 × 17.8cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson, PhD
Object number2024.22.25
DescriptionFrom Scott Rodolitz's 2024 appraisal: The beautifully abstracted figure with high central ridge above a rounded head with protruding eyes, wedge-shaped nose, and small mouth, the ears at either side in the form of large squared ring-like structures, columnar neck above beautifully rounded shoulders, the torso narrowing beneath, the arms akimbo and conceived as ribbon-like forms with flat hands almost meeting in the center, below the upper chest line, an indication of breasts and an incised design running vertically indicating the sculpture represents a female, the hips rounded with simple legs with slight indications of knees. Overall excellent surface showing great age and some insect depredation which would be expected in a traditional ritual context.
On View
On view[1] After Roger de la Burde died in 1992, his estate was passed on to his three daughters. In 1994, his estate worked with Motley’s Auctions to sell some of de la Burde’s African art pieces. According to Charles Jones, owner of Charles Jones African Art, other pieces from de la Burde’s African art collection were put in storage. In 2007, he was contacted by Corinna M. Pugh, de la Burde’s daughter, who was looking to sell the African artworks in storage. Shortly after, Jones contacted Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson to buy pieces from the de la Burde collection.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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