Standing Male Figure or Divination Object
Artist
Artist Unknown
DateEarly 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood, articulated arms, abrus seeds, medicinal attachments, fiber wig, cloth, copper inset teeth, and encrustations
Dimensions12 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 2 in. (31.8 × 8.9 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Benita Baird and Ron Barab
Object number2019.3.6
On View
Not on viewProvenanceField collected by Joseph M. Baird in Liberia, 1960s; Benita Sue Baird and Ronald Evan Barab, Atlanta, GA; given to NCMA, 2019.
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