Standing Hornbill / Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo

About this Item

Accession Number: 1986/2.145
Title: Standing Hornbill
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo
Artist Nationality: Burkinabe
Medium and Support: brass
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Burkina Faso (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Burkina Faso (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford Golden
Dimensions: 8 cm x 6.1 cm x 10.8 cm (3 1/8 in. x 2 3/8 in. x 4 1/4 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Metalwork
Primary Object Type: figure
Primary Keywords: birds; bobo; brasswork; standing
Secondary Keywords: african; african styles by region; animals; animals and creatures; descriptors; manding; metalwork; object genres; object genres by material; people and culture; physical activities; physical activities by general context; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; the natural world; voltaic styles; west african styles; western sudanese styles
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 697 x 671
File Size: 30 KB
Record: 1986/2.145
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.145/1986_2.145.jpg

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Full citation: "Standing Hornbill; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.145/1986_2.145.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.