Sculpture for Jo or Gwa Society / Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana

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Accession Number: 1971/2.16
Title: Sculpture for Jo or Gwa Society
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
Artist Nationality: Malian
Medium and Support: carved wood
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Mali (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Mali (nation)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase assisted by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Dimensions: 95.9 cm x 18.8 cm x 19 cm (37 3/4 in. x 7 3/8 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
Century: Probably 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: figure
Primary Keywords: ancestor figures; ancestors; figures (representations); standing; woodwork
Secondary Keywords: descriptors; figures; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; people by family relationship; visual works; visual works by subject type
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 379 x 1425
File Size: 41 KB
Record: 1971/2.16
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.16/1971_2.16.jpg

In public portfolios: African images: art and ornament (25); Faces Figures (111); Faces Figures unrestricted (60); HayesBamana (12)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1971-SL-2.16:1971_2.16.JPG

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Full citation: "Sculpture for Jo or Gwa Society; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.16/1971_2.16.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.