Baule figure, dressed in blue jacket, striped tie, yellow pants and with face scarification. Conservation: Drying crack on left side of head and base, insect damage on base and right back of arm and head.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Ivory Coast; Baule
Culture or time period:
Baule
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 7.2 centimeters, height 7.5 centimeters, and length 31.5 centimeters
Comment:
Holas says carved at instruction of diviner to represent family member away at school or work.Carelback says 150. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A, Mez, counter top