Circumcision Figure? / Artist Unknown, African, Liberia, Bassa?
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.144
- Title
- Circumcision Figure?
- Artist Nationality
- Liberian
- Medium and Support
- carved and painted wood, metal teeth and raffia
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Liberia (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Liberia (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Avery Z. Eliscu
- Dimensions
- 112 cm x 29 cm x 24 cm (44 1/8 in. x 11 7/16 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- figure
- Secondary Keywords
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 859 x 1394
- File Size
- 53 KB
- Record
- 1981/2.144
- Link to this Item
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"Circumcision Figure?; Artist Unknown, African, Liberia, Bassa?." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1981-sl-2.144/1981_2.144.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.