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Standing Female Figure
Standing Female Figure

Standing Female Figure

DateEarly 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood, fabric, cowrie shells, and metal (zinc, manganese, and iron)
Dimensions11 7/8 × 3 7/8 × 2 in. (30.2 × 9.8 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Benita Baird and Ron Barab
Object number2019.3.7
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceField 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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