Human Figure / Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.351
- Title
- Human Figure
- Artist Nationality
- Cameroonian
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, string and human hair
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Africa
- Cameroon
- Creation Place 1
- Africa
- Creation Place 2
- Cameroon
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Dimensions
- 47 cm x 18.1 cm x 8.5 cm (18 1/2 in. x 7 1/8 in. x 3 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Physical Description
- Carved wooden figure of a human form. String atatched to the head to represent hair.
- Subject Matter
- Dolls serve two related functions: they are power objects used to increase a woman's fertility, and they are dolls for girls to practice caring for children. The two are related, as the ability for a woman to care for a child is thought to be linked to her biological fertility.
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- figurines
- forms of expression
- healing
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- sculpture
- sculpture by subject type
- statues
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 607 x 1377
- File Size
- 79 KB
- Record
- 1997/1.351
- Link to this Item
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"Human Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.351/1997_1.351.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.